The Gatehouse website record for The College and St John's Church, Rushford

In the civil parish of Brettenham. In the historic county of Norfolk (Modern Authority of Norfolk, 1974 county of Norfolk).

Possible fortified site suggested by Roger Wilson.
The College, including parish church of St John's College, founded 31 August 1342 by Edmund Gonville, who also founded Gonville College, Cambridge. Very rare survival of collegiate church with surrounding buildings. Church is nave and tower of 1342 with C15 porch. Transepts and chancel demolished at Dissolution, church reroofed and altered late C16. Tower designed to be defended. Apse and interior decorations of 1904. Medieval cross base formerly in yard, now missing. College buildings, now private house, survive in part of 1342, restored by Teulon about 1850. Part of moat survives. (E. Rose 15 March 1988). (Norfolk HER)
In what way was the tower designed to be defended?

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TL92348125

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 870110
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 6092 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website.

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