Rockland St Peter

Rockland St Peter
Rockland St Peter
	Rockland St Peter
	Rockland St Peter Location within Norfolk
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

Rockland St Peter is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Rocklands, in the Breckland district, in the county of Norfolk, England. Its church is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. In 1931 the parish had a population of 286.^[1]

History

The villages name means 'rook grove', the "St Peter" part from the dedication of the church.^[2] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form Rocklands.^[3]

References

^ "Population statistics Rockland St Peter CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Rockland St. Peter Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Rockland St Peter CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

External links

[1] "Population statistics Rockland St Peter CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

[2] "Rockland St. Peter Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

[3] "Rockland St Peter CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

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Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	United States