Rushden, Hertfordshire

Rushden
St Mary, Rushden
Rushden Location within Hertfordshire
Population	226 (Parish, 2021)
OS grid reference	TL302315
Civil parish	Rushden
District	North Hertfordshire
Shire county	Hertfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BUNTINGFORD
Postcode district	SG9
Dialling code	01763
Police	Hertfordshire
Fire	Hertfordshire
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	North East Hertfordshire

Rushden is a small village and civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies 4 miles (6 km) north-west of the town of Buntingford. It shares a grouped parish council with the neighbouring parish of Wallington.

Geography

Moon and Stars pub at Mill End, Rushden

Rushden is located just off the A507 between Baldock and Buntingford. Rushden has several clusters of development, including around the village green near the church, at Southern Green to the east, at Mill End to the west, and at Cumberlow Green to the south.

Governance

The green and village hall at Rushden

There are three tiers of local government covering Rushden, at parish, district, and county level: Rushden and Wallington Parish Council, North Hertfordshire District Council, and Hertfordshire County Council. The parish council is a grouped parish council, also covering the neighbouring parish of Wallington. The parish council holds its meetings alternately at Rushden Village Hall and Wallington Village Hall.

Population

At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 226. The population had been 242 in 2011.

Notable residents

• Percy Portsmouth, (1874–1953) sculptor, retired to "Youngloves" in Rushden.

External links

• Rushden Community Website