Dickleburgh and Rushall
| Dickleburgh and Rushall | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | DISS | |
| Postcode district | IP21 | |
| Police | Norfolk | |
| Fire | Norfolk | |
| Ambulance | East of England | |
Dickleburgh and Rushall is a
Toponymy
The name 'Dickleburgh' means 'Dicel's/Dicla's fortification'. The specific might also be a place-name: Dic-leah, 'wood/clearing of Diss' or 'ditch wood/clearing'.
The name 'Rushall' means perhaps, 'Rif's nook of land' or the first element may be Old English 'hrif', 'belly/womb', used in some topographical sense.
Creation
The parish comprises the two old parishes (pre-1973) Dickleburgh and Rushall.
Electoral ward
This parish also forms part of the electoral ward of Dickleburgh. This ward stretches north to Great Moulton with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 2,814.[3]
Notes
- ^ "Dickleburgh and Rushall parish information". South Norfolk Council. 12 February 2009. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Dickleburgh ward plus parish population 2011". Retrieved 6 September 2015.
http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Rushall http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Dickleburgh
External links
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