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Rockingham is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England. Close to the border of Leicestershire and Rutland, the village is largely connected to the town of Corby where various local organisations utilise the Rockingham name.[1] Other nearby villages include Cottingham, Great Easton and Caldecott. During the 2001 census, the parish's population was 115 people,[2] falling marginally to 113 at the 2011 Census.[3]

Rockingham

St Leonard's Church, Rockingham
Rockingham
Location within Northamptonshire
Population113 (2011)
OS grid referenceSP8691
Unitary authority
  • North Northamptonshire
Ceremonial county
  • Northamptonshire
Region
  • East Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMarket Harborough
Postcode districtLE16
Dialling code01536
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
  • Corby
List of places
UK
England
Northamptonshire
52.5117°N 0.7269°W / 52.5117; -0.7269

The village is the site of Rockingham Castle and gives its name to Rockingham Forest; the title Marquess of Rockingham; Rockingham Primary School in Corby; as well as Rockingham Motor Speedway which is located in East Northamptonshire.[4]


History


See also: Rockingham Castle

The village's name means 'Homestead/village of the people of Hroc(a)'.[5]

Rockingham was the site of a council convened by William II on 25 February 1095, intended to depose Anselm as Archbishop of Canterbury. The Lords Spiritual, led by the Bishop of Durham, fell in line with the king, arguing that Anselm's support of the French-backed pope Urban II against the imperial pope Clement III made him a traitor to the realm. The Lords Temporal demurred and supported Anselm, in the absence of any proof of felony.


References


  1. Companies House Search Results
  2. Office for National Statistics: Rockingham CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 19 November 2009
  3. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  4. Rockingham Motor Speedway: Getting to Rockingham Archived 3 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 November 2009
  5. "Key to English Place-names".


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