Rockingham
| Rockingham | |
| Northamptonshire | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP8691 |
| Location: | 52°30’42"N, -0°43’37"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 113 (2011) |
| Post town: | Market Harborough |
| Postcode: | LE16 |
| Dialling code: | 01536 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Northamptonshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Corby |
Rockingham is a village and parish in Northamptonshire, adjacent to the border with Leicestershire. It is just north of Corby, close by the border with Rutland, near to Great Easton and Caldecott. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 115 people,[1] falling marginally to 113 at the 2011 Census.[2] The village is the site of Rockingham Castle and gives its name to Rockingham Forest, the title Marquess of Rockingham and Rockingham Motor Speedway, although the latter is situated the other side of Corby.[3]
History
- Main article: Rockingham Castle
Rockingham was the site of a council convened by William II on 25 February 1095, intended to depose Anselm as Archbishop of Canterbury. The Lords Spiritual, led by the Bishop of Durham, fell in line with the king, arguing that Anselm's support of the French-backed pope Urban II against the imperial pope Clement III made him a traitor to the realm. The Lords Temporal demurred and supported Anselm, in the absence of any proof of felony.
References
- ↑ Office for National Statistics: Rockingham CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 19 November 2009
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127984&c=Rockingham&d=16&e=62&g=6450820&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1468059314072&enc=1. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ↑ Rockingham Motor Speedway: Getting to Rockingham. Retrieved 19 November 2009
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