| Rougham | |
|---|---|
 The street, Rougham | |
  Rougham Location withinNorfolk | |
| Area | 10.85 km2 (4.19 sq mi) |
| Population | 141 (2011)[1] |
| • Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TF830204 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | King's Lynn |
| Postcode district | PE32 |
| Dialling code | 01328 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| 52°45′03″N0°42′41″E / 52.75073°N 0.71149°E /52.75073; 0.71149 | |
Rougham is a village andcivil parish in theEnglish county ofNorfolk.It covers an area of 10.85 km2 (4.19 sq mi) and had a population of 152 in 69 households at the2001 census,[2] reducing to a population of 141 at the 2011 Census in 55 households.For the purposes of local government, it falls within thedistrict ofBreckland.
The local Church is Saint Mary's, aperpendicular church dating from the 14th century, that was partly rebuilt in 1913. It contains a number of monuments to theYelverton family.[3]
Rougham Hall is a Grade II listed manor house, a largely 19th-century building on the site of the former Jacobean manor. During its restoration in 1878 it had added to it a staircase dated from circa 1700 taken fromFinborough Hall, in Suffolk.[4] It is the ancestral home of the North family, descendants ofDudley North, 4th Baron North, and his son, the lawyerRoger North. The latter set up a parochial library at Rougham which contained the books and manuscripts of his late niece, the orientalist and linguistDudleya North.
The name "Rougham" is derived from the old EnglishRuhham, withruh probably meaning rough ground, andham, meaning village.[5]
