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Rocklands

Coordinates: 52°32′12″N 0°55′02″E / 52.5367°N 0.91712°E / 52.5367; 0.91712
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Rocklands
Rocklands is located in Norfolk
Rocklands
Rocklands
Location within Norfolk
Area10.97 km2 (4.24 sq mi)
Population722 (2011)[1]
• Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTL979972
Civil parish
  • Rocklands
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townATTLEBOROUGH
Postcode districtNR17
Dialling code01953
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
Websitehttp://rocklands.org.uk/
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°32′12″N 0°55′02″E / 52.5367°N 0.91712°E / 52.5367; 0.91712

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.

History

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

Notes

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  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.