| Rumburgh | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Michael & St Felix | |
  Rumburgh Location withinSuffolk | |
| Area | 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) [1] |
| Population | 327 (2011)[1] |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TM345814 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Halesworth |
| Postcode district | IP19 |
| Dialling code | 01986 |
| UK Parliament | |
| 52°22′48″N1°26′46″E / 52.380°N 1.446°E /52.380; 1.446 | |
Rumburgh is a village andcivil parish in theEnglish county ofSuffolk. It is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-west of the market town ofHalesworth in theEast Suffolk District. The population of the parish at the2011 United Kingdom census was 327.[1]
The village is centred around a road junction, with development extending in a linear fashion. There is an additional cluster of housing at Aldous Corner as well as a number of scattered farms throughout the parish.[2][3] The parish borders the parishes ofSt James South Elmham,All Saints and St Nicholas South Elmham,St Michael South Elmham,Ilketshall St Margaret,Spexhall andWissett.[1]
The village was not mentioned directly in theDomesday Book,[3][4] butRumburgh Priory was founded in the parish in about 1065. ABenedictine priory, it was founded as a cell ofSt Benet's Abbey atHulme in Norfolk.[3][5] At the time of the Domesday survey it had 12 monks.[5] The priory was "suppressed" in 1528 byCardinal Wolsey and used to provide funds for the building ofCardinal College inIpswich.[3][6][7]
The parish church dates from the 13th-century and is the former priory church. It is dedicated to St Michael and St Felix and has an unusual wide tower dating from the same period the church was built. Thenave andchancel date from the 15th-century and the south porch from the 16th-century. The church is a Grade I listed building.[7][8]
Other than the church, Rumburgh has a village hall, playing field and a public house, theRumburgh Buck.[2][9]
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