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This is a private road that was once the back garden to the Jacobean building Eagle House. It was developed in 1991. It is so called because it is situated close to Rushmere Green and its pool this is by far the oldest pond on the Common, with its origin probably going back to medieval times. Known as Rushmore in Tudor times, this pond, which even in severe drought conditions does not dry up, was a convenient and valuable source of rushes for thatching, and a place where villagers could keep their domestic ducks. The surrounding grassland was also used for grazing, well into the 19thCentury. The name, obviously enough, comes from two words the Middle English rushe (rushes) and added to the Old English word mere meaning pool. It was a popular amenity pond in the Victorian and Edwardian times, and remains popular today with local residents and visitors alike. Rushmere has for several years supported a shoal of Japanese Koi carp, which had been released into the water by a member of the public.
