Rougham

Other current and historical names

Rongham
Ruhham
Kingshall Street

Parish/Community: Rushbrooke with Rougham
District/Borough: St Edmundsbury
County: Suffolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°13'13"N 0°47'36"E
Eastings/Northings: 590906, 261692
OS Grid: TL909616
Mapcode Local: GBR RGM.PF3
Mapcode Global: VHKDC.PGR6

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Rougham within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Rougham in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Rougham, par. and vil., Suffolk, 4 miles SE. of Bury St Edmunds, 3840 ac., pop. 816; P.O., T.O. near vil. is Rougham Hall, seat, with extensive park.

Rougham in the Domesday Book

A village in Thedwastre hundred, in the county of Suffolk.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Bury St Edmunds
- Taxable Value: 10 ³⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £14 in 1066; £16 in 1086
- Households: 15 villagers; 15 smallholders; 7 slaves
- Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 20 men's ploughs
- Meadow: 7 acres
- Churches: 1
- Animals in 1086: 22 cattle; 25 pigs; 3 cobs

British Place Names

Rougham, Suffolk

Rougham is a village in Suffolk

Rougham in historic gazetteers

Rougham in the Domesday Book