Rushall, Wiltshire
| Rushall | |
 St Matthew's church, Rushall |
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  Rushall |
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| Population | 143 (in 2011)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SU124558 |
| Civil parish | Rushall |
| Unitary authority | Wiltshire |
| Ceremonial county | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Pewsey |
| Postcode district | SN9 |
| Dialling code | 01980 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Devizes |
| Website | rushall.org.uk |
Coordinates: 51°18′04″N 1°49′23″W / 51.301°N 1.823°W
Rushall is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Devizes and 1 mile (1.6 km) from Upavon on the A342 between Devizes and Andover. The village is near the River Avon in the Vale of Pewsey.
The parish extends southeast onto Salisbury Plain. The surrounding arable farm land has experienced crop circles.
Amenities
Rushall Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School serves the surrounding villages, including Upavon and the British Army garrison at Trenchard Lines.[2]
The modern village hall is shared with the neighbouring village of Charlton.[3]
The Anglican Church of St Matthew is Grade II* listed.[4] Parts of a 14th-century building survive; the tower dates from the late 15th or early 16th century. In 1812 much of the church was rebuilt in brick and in 1905 restoration was carried out by C.E. Ponting.[5]
Governance
The civil parish elects a parish council. All significant local government services are provided by Wiltshire Council, with its headquarters in Trowbridge, and the parish is represented there by Paul Oatway, who succeeded Brigadier Robert Hall in 2013. Its Member of Parliament is Claire Perry, Member for Devizes.
Further reading
- Crittall, Elizabeth (ed.); Baggs, A. P.; Crowley, D. A.; Pugh, Ralph B.; Stevenson, Janet H.; Tomlinson, Margaret (1975). Victoria County History: A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 10: Swanborough hundred; the borough of Devizes.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1975). Cherry, Bridget, ed. The Buildings of England: Wiltshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. ISBN 0 14 071026 4.
References
- ↑ "Wiltshire Community History - Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ "Rushall C.E. Aided Primary School". Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ "Rushall and Charlton Village Hall". The Charity Commission. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Matthew, Rushall (1365552)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ "Church of St. Matthew, Rushall". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
External links
- Rushall village web site
- "Victoria County History - Wiltshire - Vol 10 pp136-146 - Parishes: Rushall". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
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