Rushden, Hertfordshire#History
{{Short description|Village in Hertfordshire, England}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox UK place
|official_name = Rushden
|label_position = top
|country = England
|region= East of England
|coordinates = {{coord|51.9676|-0.10527|display=inline,title}}
|civil_parish = Rushden
|population = 242
|shire_district = North Hertfordshire
|shire_county = Hertfordshire
|constituency_westminster = North East Hertfordshire
|post_town = BUNTINGFORD
|postcode_district = SG9
|postcode_area = SG
|dial_code = 01763
|os_grid_reference = TL302315
|static_image = St Mary, Rushden, Herts - geograph.org.uk - 359733.jpg
|static_image_width = 240px
|static_image_caption= St Mary, Rushden
}}
Rushden is a small village and civil parish which forms part of the grouped parish council of Rushden and Wallington in the North Hertfordshire district, in the county of Hertfordshire, England. Rushden is located just off the A507 between Baldock and Buntingford.
Notable residents
- Sir Thomas Stanley (1625 in Cumberlow – 1678) an English author and translator.{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Stanley, Thomas |volume= 25 |last= Gosse |first= Edmund William |author-link= Edmund William Gosse| pages = 781–782 |short = 1}}
- Percy Portsmouth, (1874–1953) sculptor, retired to "Youngloves" in Rushden.
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Rushden, Hertfordshire|Rushden}}
- [http://www.rushdenherts.org.uk/ Rushden Community Website]
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Category:Villages in Hertfordshire
Category:Civil parishes in Hertfordshire
Category:North Hertfordshire District
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