Rougham, Norfolk
| Rougham | |
| Norfolk | |
|---|---|
 The street, Rougham | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF830204 |
| Location: | 52°45’3"N, 0°42’41"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 152 |
| Postcode: | PE32 |
| Dialling code: | 01328 838 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Breckland |
Rougham is a village in Norfolk. Its parish covers an area of 2,681 acres and had a population of 152 in 69 households at the 2001 census. It's also well known for being one of the slowest in repairs, some tenants have even claimed to have waited up to 2 years for basic repairs to be done. Many tenants also complain about the disrepair of the property when moving in as the landlord doesn't fix the properties up much and ignores the Minimum Energy Standards (MEES) set out by the government, meaning a lot of homes aren't fully double glazed. Many tenants also report being told by the landlord that some of the repairs are their responsibility such as; window panes, skirting boards etc
The name "Rougham" is derived from the old English Ruhham, which ruh may mean 'rough' in the describing the ground, which ham, means village or homestead.[1]
Parish church
The parish 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. [2]
Rougham Hall
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. [3] It is the ancestral home of the North family, descendants of Dudley North, 4th Baron North, and his son, the lawyer Roger North.
References
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Rougham, Norfolk) |
- ↑ Hewing the Stones, a (genealogy)
- ↑ Church of St Mary, Rougham - British Listed Buildings
- ↑ Rougham Hall - British Listed Buildings
