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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]

Rockland All Saints

Rockland All Saints church tower
Rockland All Saints
Location within Norfolk
Civil parish
  • Rocklands
District
  • Breckland
Shire county
  • Norfolk
Region
  • East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAttleborough
Postcode districtNR17
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52.53°N 0.93°E / 52.53; 0.93

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.


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