rocklands

{{short description|Parish in Norfolk, England}}

{{About|the parish in the East of England|the historic house in the United States|Rocklands (Gordonsville, Virginia)|the place in South Africa|Rocklands, South Africa}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|52.5367|0.91712|display=inline,title}}

| os_grid_reference = TL979972

| official_name = Rocklands

| population = 722

| population_ref = (2011){{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127986&c=Rocklands&d=16&e=62&g=6447902&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1470853162577&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=10 August 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}

| area_total_km2 = 10.97

| static_image =

| static_image_caption =

| shire_district = Breckland

| shire_county = Norfolk

| region = East of England

| civil_parish = Rocklands

| constituency_westminster =

| postcode_district = NR17

| postcode_area = NR

| post_town = ATTLEBOROUGH

| dial_code = 01953

| london_distance =

| website=http://rocklands.org.uk/

}}

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 {{convert|10.97|km2|abbr=on}} and had a population of 702 in 282 households at the 2001 census,[http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211032229/http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls |date=2017-02-11 }}. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009. 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.

History

The parish was formed on 1 April 1935 from Rockland All Saints and St Andrew and Rockland St Peter.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10219528|title=Rocklands CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=19 April 2022}}

Notes

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{{Civil Parishes of Breckland}}

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Category:Civil parishes in Norfolk

Category:Breckland District

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