Rocklands

This article is about the parish in the East of England. For the historic house in the United States, see Rocklands (Gordonsville, Virginia). For the place in South Africa, see Rocklands, South Africa.

Rocklands is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk which encompasses the villages of Rockland All Saints and Rockland St Peter. It covers an area of 10.97 km² (4.24 sq mi) and had a population of 702 in 282 households at the 2001 census,^[2] increasing to a population of 722 in 279 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.

Rocklands
Rocklands Location within Norfolk
Area	10.97 km2 (4.24 sq mi)
Population	722 (2011)[1]
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TL979972
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
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
Website	http://rocklands.org.uk/
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.5367°N 0.91712°E / 52.5367; 0.91712

History

The parish was formed on 1 April 1935 from Rockland All Saints and St Andrew and Rockland St Peter.^[3]

Notes

1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
2. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
3. "Rocklands CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 April 2022.