In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rockhampton like this:
ROCKHAMPTON, a parish, with a village, in Thornbury district, Gloucester; 2 miles N N E of Thornbury, and 4¾ W by N of Charfield r. station. Post-town, Thornbury, under Bristol. Acres, 1, 206. Real property, £2, 740. Pop., 248. Houses, 50. The property is much subdivided. The manor belongs to Major Peach. R. Lodge is the seat of F. Brooks, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £289.* Patron, Mrs. Coates. The church was partlyrebuilt in 1862. Charities, £14.
Rockhampton through time
Rockhampton is now part of South Gloucestershire district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Gloucestershire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rockhampton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rockhampton in South Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11137
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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