National Gazetteer (1868) - Rock
"ROCK, a township and chapelry in the parish of Embleton, S. division of
Bamburgh ward, county Northumberland, 4½ miles N.E. of Alnwick, its post
town. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The
soil is of a clayey and sandy nature, with a subsoil of clay. The chapelry
comprises the hamlets of Rock and Rennington. The living is a perpetual
curacy in the diocese of Durham, value £115, in the patronage of the Vicar
of Embleton. The church, dedicated to SS. Philip and James, is an ancient
stone edifice, with a belfry containing one bell. There is a free school,
with an endowment of £7 per annum."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of
Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
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