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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 is now part of SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rockhampton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rockhampton, in South Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11137
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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