Rougham, Norfolk
| Rougham | |
|---|---|
 The street, Rougham | |
  Rougham Location within Norfolk | |
| 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 |
Rougham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 10.85 km2 (4.19 sq mi) and had a population of 152 in 69 households at the 2001 census,[2] reducing to a population of 141 at the 2011 Census in 55 households. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
Buildings of note
[edit]The local Church is Saint Mary's, a perpendicular church dating from the 14th century, that was partly rebuilt in 1913. It contains a number of monuments to the Yelverton 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 from Finborough Hall, in Suffolk.[4] It is the ancestral home of the North family, descendants of Dudley North, 4th Baron North, and his son, the lawyer Roger North. The latter set up a parochial library at Rougham which contained the books and manuscripts of his late niece, the orientalist and linguist Dudleya North.
Toponymy
[edit]The name "Rougham" is derived from the old English Ruhham, with ruh probably meaning rough ground, and ham, meaning village.[5]
References
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- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Church of St Mary". British Listed Buildings.
- ^ "Rougham Hall". British Listed Buildings.
- ^ Hewing the Stones, a genealogy site. Retrieved 27/2/2012
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