English Heritage sites near Rocklands Parish
THETFORD PRIORY
11 miles from Rocklands Parish
The extensive remains of one of the most important East Anglian monasteries, the Cluniac Priory of Our Lady of Thetford and the burial place of the earls and dukes of Norfolk for 400 years.
THETFORD, CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE
11 miles from Rocklands Parish
The only surviving remains in England of a priory of Canons of the Holy Sepulchre, who aided pilgrims to Christ's tomb: the ruined nave of their 14th-century church, later used as a barn.
GRIME'S GRAVES - PREHISTORIC FLINT MINE
11 miles from Rocklands Parish
Grime’s Graves is a unique visitor attraction in Norfolk as the only Neolithic flint mine open to visitors in Britain.
THETFORD WARREN LODGE
12 miles from Rocklands Parish
Thetford Warren Lodge was probably built c.1400 by the Prior of Thetford; this defensible lodge protected gamekeepers and hunting parties against armed poachers.
WEETING CASTLE
14 miles from Rocklands Parish
The ruins of a substantial early medieval moated manor house, built in local flint.
CASTLE ACRE CASTLE AND BAILEY GATE
15 miles from Rocklands Parish
The delightful village of Castle Acre boasts an extraordinary wealth of history and is a very rare and complete survival of a Norman planned settlement.
Churches in Rocklands Parish
Rockland: All Saints
Rockland: St Peter
Beside the B1077
Rockland St Peter
Attleborough
(01953) 488199
http://www.shellrockgroup.f9.co.uk
One of Norfolk's round tower churches, but this one is also thatched. Standing beside the B1077 road, most people will see it as they drive through the village. Open every day
Pubs in Rocklands Parish
White Hart
47 The Street, Rockland All Saints, NR17 1TR
(01953) 483950
rocklandswhitehart.co.uk