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Rockfleld, par. and vil., in co. and 2% miles NW. of Monmouth, on river Monnow, 1993 ac., pop. 227; P.O.; near vil. is Rockfleld House, seat.
Rockfleld, fishing vil., Tarbat par., Ross and Cromarty, 8 miles E. of Tain.
Rockfleld, seat, 1 mile S. of Kells, NW. co. Meath.
Rockford, vil., on the East Lyn, Devon, 4 miles SE. of Lynmouth.
Rockforest, seat, 4 miles E. of Mallow, N. co. Cork.
Rockgrove, seat, in co. and 4 miles E. of Cork.
Rockhall, seat, Mouswald par., Dumfriesshire, 6 miles E. of Dumfries.
Rockhampton, par. and vil., Gloucestershire, 2 miles NE. of Thornbury, 1224 ac. land, 47 tidal water and 34 foreshore, pop. 220 ; near vil. is R. Lodge, seat.
Rockhill, vil., Bruree par., S. co. Limerick, 2 miles AV. of Bruree ry. sta., pop. 120.
Rockingham, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Northamp- tonshire, on river Welland, 10 miles NE. of Market Harborough, 890 ac., pop. 227; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Thursday. Adjacent to vil. is Rockingham Castle, seat of the Watson family, with the remains of a castle of the same name built by William the Conqueror, occu- pied by Edward III. and his court, and garrisoned for Charles I. by Sir L. Watson, afterwards created Lord Rockingham ; it was erected for the defence of exten- sive ironworks in Rockingham Forest, which measured 30 miles by 8.
Rockingham, seat, 2% miles E. of Boyle, N. co. Roscommon, on Lough Key.
Rockland All Saints, par. and vil., Norfolk, 3£ miles NAV. of Attleborough, 1671 ac. (including Rockland St Andrew), pop. 324 ; P.O.
Rockland St Andrew, par., Norfolk, adjacent to Rockland All Saints, 1671 ac. (including Rockland All Saints), pop. 98.
Rockland St Mary, par. and vil., Norfolk, 6 miles SE. of Norwich, 1360 ac., pop. 442; P.O.; Rockland Broad, or lake, near river Yare, swarms with fish, and in the season with wildfowl.
Rockland St Peter, par. and vil., Norfolk, adjacent to Rockland All Saints, 1010 ac., pop. 254.
Rockley.—hamlet, Askham par., Notts, 4 miles S. of Retford.—2. Rockley, hamlet, Ogbourne St Andrew par., AVilts, 2 m. SAV. of Marlborough; a preceptory of Knights Templars was founded here in time of Henry II.
Rockmills, vil., St Nathlash par., NE. co. Cork, 2 miles SE. of Kildorrery, pop. 195 ; P.O.
Rockmount, hamlet, 2 miles SE. of Peel, Isle of Man.
Rockness, hamlet, Horsley par., Gloucestershire, 3 miles SW. of Minchinhampton.
Rocks, hamlet and seat, in par. and 2 miles S. of Marshfield, Gloucestershire.
Rocks, The, seat, near Uckfield, Sussex.
Rocksavage (or Clifton), township, Runcorn par., Cheshire, 2 miles NE. of Frodsham, 645 ac., pop. 203.
Rocksavage, seat, 2 miles SW. of Inniskeen ry. sta., SE. co. Monaghan.
Rockside, school, Kilchoman par., Islay island, Argyllshire.
Rockview.—seat, near Cashel, S. co. Tipperary.—2. Rockview, seat, 2 m. SW. of Delvin, E. co. AVestmeath.
Rockwell Green, vil., in par. and £ mile from AVel- lington, Somerset; P.O.
Rocky Hills, N. Queens co., between Stradbally and Maryborough.
Rocky Island, in Cork Harbour, S. co. Cork, 6 miles S. of Queenstown.
Rocky Valley, The, picturesque glen, Cornwall, between Boscastle and Tintagel Head.
Roclaveston Manor, seat, in co. and 5 miles SE. of Nottingham.
Rocomhe, hamlet, Combeinteignhead and Stokein- teignhead pars., Devon, 4% miles N. of Torquay.
Rocqnalne Bay, on W. side of Guernsey, Channel Islands, between Lihou island and Fort Pezerie ; is 1% mile across, and penetrates 1 mile.
Rocs Hall, cave, S. coast of Isle of Wight, 1 mile E. of The Needles.
Rod Bridge, on river Stour, on border of Essex and Suffolk, 2 miles NW. of Sudbury.
Rodanstown, par., S. eo. Meath, on river Rye, 1621 ac., pop. 221; contains part of Kilcock. Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1887. Public domain image from Gedcomindex.com
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