Rushden Rise in the suburb of Westmorland, Christchurch

Rushden Rise in Westmorland – Named after Rushden in Hertfordshire, England. Named to continue the theme in the subdivision of naming streets after places in historic Westmorland in England, since 1974 part of Cumbria. Named in 2005.

A small amount of information from the library website and Rushden is nowhere Cumbria. Whoever named the street is a bit challenged when it comes to geography. Rushden means valley where rushes grow.

Only 15 houses here and most were ugly. They were built between 2000 and 2022 with most built in 2010.

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