Rocklands is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in the
English county of
Norfolk
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...
which encompasses the villages of
Rockland All Saints and
Rockland St Peter.
It covers an area of and had a population of 702 in 282 households at the
2001 census, increasing to a population of 722 in 279 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
of
Breckland.
History
The parish was formed on 1 April 1935 from
Rockland All Saints and St Andrew and
Rockland St Peter.
Notes
Civil parishes in Norfolk
Breckland District
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