Rushall

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proper noun

A hamlet near Ledbury, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO6434).

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Meanings

proper nounRushall (countable and uncountable, plural Rushalls)

plural Rushalls · alternative Rishell

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA hamlet near Ledbury, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO6434).
    2. countableuncountableA village in Dickleburgh and Rushall parish, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM1982).
    3. countableuncountableA large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SK0201).
    4. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1255).
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

The village in Wiltshire is named with the Old English personal name *Rust + -s- + healh (“angle, corner, nook”).

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Rushall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rushall

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Chicago

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