| Rushall | |
|---|---|
 St Matthew's church, Rushall | |
  Rushall Location withinWiltshire | |
| Population | 143 (in 2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SU124558 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Pewsey |
| Postcode district | SN9 |
| Dialling code | 01980 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Community |
| 51°18′04″N1°49′23″W / 51.301°N 1.823°W /51.301; -1.823 | |
Rushall is a small village andcivil parish inWiltshire, England, 8 miles (13 km) southeast ofDevizes and3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) northwest ofUpavon on theA342 between Devizes andAndover. The village is near theRiver Avon in theVale of Pewsey.
The parish extends southeast ontoSalisbury Plain and into themilitary training area.
There is a prehistoric or medieval linear earthwork on Rushall Down, one of several archaeological remains on the Plain.[2]
Rushall appears inDomesday Book, as a large settlement of 105 households, with a church, atRusteselue.[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 theAbbey 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 ofLord Hungerford, and his family remained in possession until it was sold in 1548 or 1549. By 1749 it had been sold toEdward Poore, who set about rebuilding or replacing the manor house andemparking the surrounding land.[4]
Rushall Church of EnglandVoluntary Aided Primary School serves the surrounding villages, including Upavon and the British Army garrison atTrenchard Lines.[5]
The modern village hall is shared with the neighbouring village ofCharlton.[6]
TheAnglican Church of St Matthew isGrade 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 byC.E. Ponting.[8] The benefice was combined with Upavon in 1924, but the parishes remained separate;[9] today the parish is part of the Vale of Pewsey team ministry, which coversPewsey and many rural parishes.[10]
The civil parish elects aparish council. All significant local government services are provided byWiltshire Council, aunitary authority with its headquarters inTrowbridge, and the parish is represented there by Paul Oatway.[11] In theHouse of Commons the parish is part of theEast Wiltshire constituency.
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