Rockhampton, Gloucestershire
| Rockhampton | |
| Gloucestershire | |
|---|---|
_St_Oswald%27s_Church_-_geograph.org.uk_-_68130.jpg) Church of St Oswald | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST653933 |
| Location: | 51°38’17"N, 2°30’5"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 166 (2011 Census) |
| Post town: | Berkeley |
| Postcode: | GL13 |
| Dialling code: | 01454 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Gloucestershire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Thornbury and Yate |
Rockhampton is a village in Gloucestershire, located three miles north-east of Thornbury, and about four miles inland of the caost of the Severn Estuary. It stands 19 miles north of Bristol.
The parish population of was recorded at just 166 at the 2011 census.
To the south of the village is a hamlet, Newton, strung along the lane.
History
The Church of St Oswald was mostly built during the 14th century, but some parts were built as early as the 13th century. There are still traces of mediæval paintings inside the church.[1] In 1860–61 parts of the church were rebuilt by Kempson of Hereford. It is today a Grade II* listed building.[2]
In the 1870s, Rockhampton was described as:
- 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.[3]
Rockhampton village hall, located next to the Church of St Oswald, was originally a village church school with 26 children attending in 1940. However, in the late 1940s the school was shut down, but after some fundraising it was purchased for the residents of Rockhampton in 1983.[4]
The village today
Rockhampton has 3 small engineering repair works, 5 working farms, 2 tree nurseries and an equestrian centre. Despite this there is no general shops or pubs.[5] This is similar to the businesses that would have been around in 1881.
Today, Rockhampton is a wealthy rural commuter village and the parish has many entrepreneurial people living there with 19% of the population being self-employed. Additionally, 17% of Rockhampton's population is retired and only 1 person is unemployed according to the 2011 census data. Of the people who were employed in Rockhampton; 18 work in the health industry, 11 work in the retail industry and 10 work in the Professional, Scientific and Technical industry. These industries employed the most people from Rockhampton.[6]
Sports and Leisure
Cricket: Rockhampton Cricket Club The cricket club is one of the village's oldest institutions and was founded by Thomas Jenkins Ford. The village has two cricket grounds with the most recent being opened in 1999.[7]
- Rugby: Thornbury RFC, whose ground is located in Rockhampton
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Rockhampton, Gloucestershire) |
References
- ↑ "BBC – Domesday Reloaded: PARISH OF ST. OSWALD". http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/dblock/GB-364000-192000/page/11. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1128960: Church of St Oswald, Rockhampton
- ↑ Wilson, John Marius (1870). Gazetteer of England and Wales. Edinburgh: A. Fullerton & Co.. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11137. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ "Rockhampton Village Hall Home Page". http://www.rockhamptonvillagehall.com/. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ↑ "Parish Council". http://www.rockhamptonvillagehall.com/Parish_Council.html. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ↑ "Employment – StreetCheck". https://www.streetcheck.co.uk/postcode/gl139dt. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ↑ "History – Rockhampton Cricket Club". http://www.rockhamptoncc.com/info/history. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
