Rockland All Saints

Rockland All Saints
Rockland All Saints
	Rockland All Saints church tower
	Rockland All Saints Location within Norfolk
Civil parish	Rocklands;
District	Breckland;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Attleborough
Postcode district	NR17
Dialling code	01953
	List of places UK England Norfolk 52°32′N 0°56′E / 52.53°N 0.93°E

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

^ "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.

[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.

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