Rushcliffe was a

wapentake A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region. It was formerly used in England, Wales, some parts of the United States, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, and in Cumberland County in the British Colony of ...

(administrative area, equivalent to a

hundred 100 or one hundred (Roman numerals, Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 (number), 99 and preceding 101 (number), 101. In mathematics 100 is the square of 10 (number), 10 (in scientific notation it is written as 102). The standar ...

) of the historic county of

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated ''Notts.'') is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. Th ...

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

. It was in the south of the county, on the south side of the

River Trent The Trent is the third Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, longest river in the United Kingdom. Its Source (river or stream), source is in Staffordshire, on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through and drains the North Midlands ...

, covering the

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...

es of

Barton in Fabis Barton in Fabis is a village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe district of Nottinghamshire. It had a population of 266 in the 2011 census, falling slightly to 258 at the 2021 census. The village is just south of Nottingham, being on the othe ...

, Bradmore,

Bunny Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also includes the hares), which is in the order Lagomorpha (which also includes pikas). They are familiar throughout the world as a small herbivore, a prey animal, a domesticated form ...

Clifton with Glapton Clifton may refer to: People *Clifton (surname) * Clifton (given name) Places Australia * Clifton, Queensland, a town **Shire of Clifton * Clifton, New South Wales, a suburb of Wollongong * Clifton, Western Australia Canada * Clifton, Nova Sc ...

, Costock,

East Leake East Leake () is a large village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe district of Nottinghamshire, England, although its closest town and postal address is Loughborough in Leicestershire. Census data from 2021 shows that the village now has a pop ...

Edwalton Edwalton is an area within Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire, England. Originating from Edwalton village. The population of the Rushcliffe Ward was 3,908 at the 2011 Census. Results from the 2021 census now indicates that the population has risen t ...

, Gotham,

Keyworth Keyworth () is a large Village#United Kingdom, village and civil parish of Nottinghamshire, England. It is located about southeast of the centre of Nottingham. It sits on a small, broad hilltop about 200 feet above sea level which is set in t ...

Kingston on Soar Kingston on Soar is a Village#United Kingdom, village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire, England. Description Setting Kingston on Soar predominantly lies within the Trent Washlands ch ...

, Normanton on Soar,

Plumtree A plum is a fruit of some species in Prunus subg. Prunus, ''Prunus'' subg. ''Prunus'.'' Dried plums are often called prunes, though in the United States they may be labeled as 'dried plums', especially during the 21st century. Plums are ...

, Ratcliffe on Soar,

Rempstone Rempstone is a village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe district of Nottinghamshire, England. It is close to Nottingham, Loughborough, Melton Mowbray and Shepshed as well as the Leicestershire border. The population of the civil parish at t ...

Ruddington Ruddington () is a large village in the Borough of Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire, England. The village is south of Nottingham and northwest of Loughborough. It had a population of 6,441 at the United Kingdom census, 2001, 2001 Census, increas ...

, Stanford on Soar,

Stanton-on-the-Wolds Stanton-on-the-Wolds is a small village and a civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. It is situated about 6 miles (10 km) south-east of Nottingham, just off the A606 Nottingham to Melton Mowbray road. It is bordered by several other villag ...

Sutton Bonington Sutton Bonington () is a village and civil parish lying along the valley of the River Soar in the Borough of Rushcliffe, south-west Nottinghamshire, England. The University of Nottingham has the Sutton Bonington Campus, a site just to the nor ...

, Thorpe in the Glebe,

Thrumpton Thrumpton is a Village#United Kingdom, village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. At the time of the 2001 United Kingdom census, 2001 census it had a population of 152, increasing to 165 at the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 censu ...

West Leake West Leake () is a small conservation Village#United Kingdom, village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Rushcliffe district of Nottinghamshire. Description Setting The parish of West Leake is in total. The neighbouring parish ...

Widmerpool Widmerpool is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, about 10 miles south-south-east of Nottingham and some 7.5 miles north-east of Loughborough. It is one of Nottinghamshire's oldest settlements and is just over a mile west of the A46 ...

Wilford Wilford is a village and former civil parish in the Nottingham district in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. The village is to the northeast of Clifton, Nottinghamshire, Clifton, southwest of West Bridgford, northwest of Ruddi ...

Willoughby on the Wolds Willoughby on the Wolds is a small village in Nottinghamshire, England, on the border with Leicestershire. Its nearest neighbouring villages are Wysall, Widmerpool, Wymeswold and Keyworth, with the nearest towns and cities being Loughborough ...

and

Wysall Wysall is a Village#United Kingdom, village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. It is south of Nottingham. According to the 2001 United Kingdom census, 2001 census it had a population of 321, including Thorpe in the Glebe, Thorpe-on- ...

. Contained within the boundaries of the wapentake is the western part of the current

Rushcliffe Rushcliffe is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in south Nottinghamshire, England. Its council is based in West Bridgford. The borough also includes the towns of Bingh ...

Borough and a small area of the

City of Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located south-east of Sheffield and nor ...

around Clifton.

Etymology

Rushcliffe means "

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where

brushwood Brushwood can mean: * Brian Brushwood, American magician, podcaster, author and comedian known for ''Scam School'' * Brushwood, New South Wales, a rural community in the central east part of the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia * Br ...

grows", from

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''hris'' "brushwood" and clif "cliff". The name was recorded as Riselclif in an undated

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References

Rushcliffe Wapentake at Vision of Britain
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