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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rock like this:
ROCK, a township-chapelry in Embleton parish, Northumberland; 1 mile S W by S of Christon-Bank r.station, and 4¾ N N E of Alnwick. It has a post-office under Alnwick. Acres, 1, 973. Pop., 230. Houses, 41. R. House is the seat of the Rev. R. W. Bosanquet; and includes an ancient ivy-clad tower, which belonged formerly to the Lawsons and the Salkelds. There is somefine scenery. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Durham. Value, £86. Patron, the Vicar of Embleton. The church is mainly Norman, with modern apse and belfry.
Rock is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rock itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rock in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9639
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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