Rockland All Saints
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Attleborough |
Postcode district | NR17 |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Population statistics Rockland All Saints AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "All Saints, Rockland All Saints". Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Rockland All Saints Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Norfolk M-R". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Wayland Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 18 April 2022.