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RUSHFORD, a parish, with Shadwell hamlet, in Thetford district, Norfolk and Suffolk; on the Little Ouse river, 4 miles E S E of Thetford r. station. Post-town, Thetford. Acres, with Snarehill extra-parochial tract, 4, 250. Real property, £1, 380. Pop., 170. Houses, 35. Shadwell Court is the seat of Sir R. J. Buxton, Bart. A spring, called St. Chad's well, once a great resort of pilgrims, is near the mansion. A college for amaster and six priests was founded here, about 1342, by Sir E. Gonville; and was given to the Howards. The living is a donative, exempt from visitation. Value, £100. Patron, Sir R. J. Buxton, Bart. The church wasthat of the college; and consists of nave and chancel, with a tower.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with Shadwell hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Rushford CP/AP Thetford RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC Suffolk AncC |
| Place: | Rushford |
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