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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
ROCKLAND-ST. MARY, a village and a parish in Henstead district, Norfolk. The village stands near "abroad" of the river Yare, 3 miles W S W of Buckenham r. station, and 6 S E by E of Norwich; is a scattered place; and has a post-office, of the name of Rockland, under Norwich, and an inn. The parish comprises 1, 360 acres. Real property, £2, 722. Pop., 476. Houses, 114. The property is chiefly divided between two; and thechief manor belongs to SirH. Rich. There are market-gardens, two brickfields, and an iron-foundry. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £412.* Patron, Queen's College, Cambridge. The church has a thatched roof and a small tower; and thechurchyard contains ivy-clad ruins of another church, called R., St. Margaret, or Little R. There are a national school, and charities £11.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Rockland St Mary CP/AP Henstead RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place names: | ROCKLAND | ROCKLAND ST MARY |
| Place: | Rockland St Mary |
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