Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Ruishton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the River Tone and A358 road 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 1,389. The parish includes the hamlet of Henlade. The name Ruishton means settlement where rushes grow. The tithings of Ruishton and Henlade formed part of the manor of Taunton Deane from the 9th century. Henlade House was built between 1805 and 1815, by an unidentified Italian architect for John Proctor Anderdon. It has been designated as a Grade II listed building. It is now a hotel. Ruishton House dates from 1893. It was built by a Mr Spiller for Stuart Somerville. The Somerville family owned the paperworks at Creech St Michael, and there is a memorial to them in the Church of St George.