Rockland St Peter

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]

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
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.53°N 0.93°E / 52.53; 0.93

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]