The Sign
The village sign was erected in 2000 and is located opposite the church. It was made by Mary Moore of the Brandeston Forge. The sign is in the shape of a shield with the church of St Michael in the top left and a selection of farm animals on the right, including a cow, Suffolk Punch, Suffolk Black Faced Sheep and a black pig. Taking up the bottom half is the River Alde and a bridge with a bronze head of the Roman Emperor, Claudius above the water.

The Name and Population
The population was 216 at the 2011 census. It was called Rimdham / Rindram / -d(e)ham / -ham in the Domesday Book and Rindham in 1203. The name means "The cleared homestead or village by the hill", from Old English.

Other Points of Interest
The head of Claudius was originally discovered in the river Alde in 1907 by two Rendham boys, Arthur Godbold and Arthur Baxter, the bust was later bought for five shillings by the Benhall school master. He identified the head as having been torn from the statue by Boudicca’s Iceni warriors, and it was later sold for £15,500 to the British Museum.