In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rushall like this:
RUSHALL, a parish in Pewsey district, Wilts; on the river Avon, 3 miles S S E of Woodborough r. station, and 3½ S W of Pewsey. Post-town, Pewsey, under Marlborough. Acres, 2, 164. Real property, £2, 316. Pop., 224. Houses, 50. R. Hall is the seat of Sir E. Poore, Bart. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £390.* Patron, the Warden of Merton College, Oxford. The church is good; and there is a Baptistchapel.
Rushall through time
Rushall is now part of Kennet district. Click here for graphs and data of how Kennet has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rushall itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rushall, in Kennet and Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12083
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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