Meanings
plural Rushalls · alternative Rishell
- A placename:
- countableuncountableA hamlet near Ledbury, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO6434).
- countableuncountableA village in Dickleburgh and Rushall parish, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM1982).
- countableuncountableA large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SK0201).
- countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1255).
- 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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