Rendham
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 Entering Rendham from the south on the B1119 |
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| Rendham shown within Suffolk | |
| Population | 216 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | TM350645 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Saxmundham |
| Dialling code | 01728 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
Rendham is a village and civil parish on the B1119 road, in the Suffolk Coastal District, in the English county of Suffolk. Its near the town Saxmundham and the village Sweffling.
Rendham comes from Old English and Saxon. Rend is the Old English "rymed" meaning cleared. "Ham" is Saxon, meaning village. Rendham therefore means cleared village, taken from that the village being placed in a clearing by the River Alde, surrounded by woodland.
Rendham lies on the River Alde, near its confluence with The Gull which diverts to Sweffling downstream from Rendham. The surrounding area is rural, farmland dotted with small areas of woodland. Rendham has two village greens called Rendham Green and The Knoll which are owned by the local Parish.
Between 1870 and 1872, Rendham's location was described in John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales:
"The village stands on an affluent of the river Alde, 3 miles N W by W of Saxmundham r.station; and has a post-office under Saxmundham."
Rendham has a healthy populous, the majority of the population (175 people) in 2011 having very good health or good health. Only 41 people had fair, bad or very bad health. Most people in Rendham have at least one qualification with only 32 people in 2011 not having one and 77 people having a level four qualification or above. Most of Rendham in 2001 was aged between 30 and 59 (116 people) with only a small proportion of younger people (only 60 people aged between zero and 19 compared to 20-year olds and over making 202 of the population with 116 of those people as stated before being between 30 and 59. 61% of the population in 2011 was Christian (132 people).
Rendham has traditionally been a farming village with the majority of males in the past being employed in agriculture. In the 18th century, nearly all villagers were involved in agriculture in some way as farm workers, farmers or horticulturalists. By 1881, 46 males were involved in agriculture, more than all the other occupational orders combined at the time. Agriculture was key in the village due to its relative isolation from market towns such as Saxmundham meaning independent sources of food were needed. Occupational orders of females in 1881 is mainly unknown, however 19 were in domestic service or offices.
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