Rockland All Saints

Rockland All Saints
Rockland All Saints church tower
Rockland All Saints is located in Norfolk
Rockland All Saints
Rockland All Saints
Location within Norfolk
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAttleborough
Postcode districtNR17
Dialling code01953
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°32′N 0°56′E / 52.53°N 0.93°E / 52.53; 0.93

Rockland All Saints is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Rocklands, in the Breckland district, in the county of Norfolk, England. In 1881 the parish had a population of 324.[1] Rockland All Saints has a church called All Saints' which is less than a mile from the village.[2]

History

The name "Rockland" means 'Rook grove'.[3] Rockland was recorded in the Domesday Book as Rokelun(d)lunt.[4] On 25 March 1885 the parish was abolished and merged with Rockland St. Andrews to form Rockland All Saints and St. Andrews.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Population statistics Rockland All Saints AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. ^ "All Saints, Rockland All Saints". Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Rockland All Saints Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Norfolk M-R". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Wayland Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 18 April 2022.