Rushall, Wiltshire

Rushall is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Devizes and 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) northwest of Upavon on the A342 between Devizes and Andover. The village is near the River Avon in the Vale of Pewsey.

Rushall

St Matthew's church, Rushall
Rushall
Location within Wiltshire
Population143 (in 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSU124558
Civil parish
  • Rushall
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPewsey
Postcode districtSN9
Dialling code01980
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
Websiterushall.org.uk

The parish extends southeast onto Salisbury Plain and into the military training area.

History

There is a prehistoric or medieval linear earthwork on Rushall Down, one of several archaeological remains on the Plain.[2]

Rushall appears in Domesday Book, as a large settlement of 105 households, with a church, at Rusteselue.[3] Before 1086 it was held by Gytha, the widow of Earl Godwin, or by Harold, her son, but by the time of the survey, it had been given to the Abbey of St. Wandrille. There seems to have been a church present at that time. In the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, the manor was held by the de Aunay family and subsequently changed hands several times. By 1404 it was in the hands of Lord Hungerford, and his family remained in possession until it was sold in 1548 or 1549. By 1749 it had been sold to Edward Poore, who set about rebuilding or replacing the manor house and emparking the surrounding land.[4]

Amenities

Rushall Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School serves the surrounding villages, including Upavon and the British Army garrison at Trenchard Lines.[5]

The modern village hall is shared with the neighbouring village of Charlton.[6]

The Anglican Church of St Matthew is Grade II* listed.[7] 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.[8] Today the parish is part of the Vale of Pewsey team ministry, which covers Pewsey and many rural parishes.[9]

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). Wiltshire Victoria County History, Volume 10: Parishes: Rushall. pp. 136–146.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  • Pevsner, Nikolaus (1975). Cherry, Bridget (ed.). The Buildings of England: Wiltshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 383–4. ISBN 0 14 071026 4.
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References
  1. "Wiltshire Community History - Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  2. Historic England. "Thornham Down prehistoric and medieval landscapes (1010219)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. Rushall in the Domesday Book
  4. "Rushall". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire County Council. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  5. "Rushall C.E. Aided Primary School". Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  6. "Rushall and Charlton Village Hall". The Charity Commission. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  7. Historic England. "Church of St Matthew, Rushall (1365552)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  8. "Church of St. Matthew, Rushall". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  9. "Rushall – St Matthew". The Vale of Pewsey Team. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

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