Rockland_All_Saints

Rockland All Saints

Rockland All Saints

Human settlement in England

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]

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