Rock
Rock is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Rennington, in Northumberland, England about 5 miles north of Alnwick. In 1951 the parish had a population of 162.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Northumberland, England
- Also known as: “Rock, Northumberland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of Saints Philip and James and Church of the Holy Trinity, Embleton.
Church of the Holy Trinity, Embleton
Church
Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of the Holy Trinity is located in Embleton, Northumberland, England. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, is west of the village. Built in the form of a cross, it consists of a two aisle nave, a clerestory, a chancel, a porch, and a chantry chapel. Church of the Holy Trinity, Embleton is situated 2 miles northeast of Rock.
Church of St James
Church
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St James is situated 2½ miles west of Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Embleton and South Charlton.
Embleton
Village
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Embleton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northumberland. Besides the village of Embleton itself, the civil parish includes the settlement of Christon Bank, situated about a mile to the west. Embleton is situated 2½ miles northeast of Rock.
South Charlton
Hamlet
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
South Charlton is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Eglingham, in the county of Northumberland, England, five miles north-west of Alnwick. South Charlton is situated 2½ miles west of Rock.
North Charlton
Hamlet
North Charlton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Eglingham, in Northumberland, England. It is situated between Alnwick and Berwick-upon-Tweed, on the A1. North Charlton is situated 2½ miles northwest of Rock.
Rock
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Rennington, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.47547° or 55° 28′ 32″ northLongitude
-1.68132° or 1° 40′ 53″ westElevation
289 feet (88 metres)Open location code
9C7WF8G9+5FOpenStreetMap ID
way 427991260OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2639263Wikidata ID
Q7354139
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Rock” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Rock”
- Irish: “Rock”
- Polish: “Rock (Northumberland)”
- Polish: “Rock”
- Swedish: “Rock, Northumberland”
- Welsh: “Rock, Northumberland”
- Welsh: “Rock”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rock Cricket Club and Lady Well Plantation.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Rock”. Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.