Rushmere St Andrew is a village,

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and

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adjacent to part of the eastern edge of the borough of

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in the East Suffolk district of

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, England. The parish includes most of Rushmere Heath and parts of the

suburb of Broke Hall as well as the village of Rushmere St. Andrew, from which it draws its name. The parish was formed in 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Rushmere.

Rushmere Common

Rushmere Common, also known locally as Rushmere Heath, is a large area of

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which dominates much of the south-east of the parish. Home to the Rushmere Golf Club and bordered by Playford Road, Camberley Road, Tasmania Road, the Broke Hall Estate and Kesgrave, the common is an area enjoyed by walkers and cyclists alike, who take advantage of its wide open spaces and footpaths – including the Sandlings Walk, which starts on the common and ends in

Southwold Southwold is a seaside town and civil parish on the North Sea, in the East Suffolk District, East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It lies at the mouth of the River Blyth, Suffolk, River Blyth in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths ...

60 miles away on the north Suffolk coast.

Sport

The village is home to a number of sports clubs and associations and was for many years a base for a number of the sports and social clubs of local businesses, such as

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Faber (now Ipswich School Sports Centre - Rushmere) and Crane Fluid Systems Sports and Social Club (now part of the

Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The club currently competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football league system, English football ...

training and academy complex). Ipswich Rugby Club and Ipswich YM Rugby Club are also in the parish, along with Ipswich Wanderers Football Club.

Politics

East Suffolk District Council

Since 1 April 2019 Rushmere St Andrew returns one councillor to

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Suffolk Coastal District Council

Results following the ward change of 2003 to 2011. There were three seats during this period. The ward did not exist during the 2015 Suffolk Coastal District Council election. There were three seats during this period.

Woodbridge Urban District Council

As a result of the

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– which introduced

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and

Urban District Council In England and Wales, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected urban district council (UDC), which shared local government responsibilities with a county council. ...

s – Rushmere St Andrew was a ward of Woodbridge Urban District.

Notable residents

Robert Lacey Everett Robert Lacey Everett (28 January 1833 – 21 October 1916) was an English farmer and Liberal Party (UK), Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons three times between 1885 and 1910. Life Everett ...

(1833-1916), farmer, Liberal politician, and Member of Parliament for Woodbridge

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Villages in Suffolk Civil parishes in Suffolk Wards of East Suffolk District {{Suffolk-geo-stub