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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the
English county of
Norfolk
Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and eas ...
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, municip ...
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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