Place:Rock, Northumberland, England

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NameRock
TypeChapelry, Civil parish
Coordinates55.478°N 1.677°W
Located inNorthumberland, England
See alsoEmbleton, Northumberland, Englandancient parish of which it was part
Bamburgh Ward, Northumberland, Englandancient division in which it was located
Alnwick Rural, Northumberland, Englandrural district of which it was part 1894-1955
Rennington, Northumberland, Englandcivil parish into which it was absorbed in 1955
source: Family History Library Catalog
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Rock is a village in Northumberland, England about 5 miles (8 km) north of Alnwick. It was a chapelry in the ancient parish of Embleton. From 1894 until 1955 it was part of Alnwick Rural District. In 1955 the civil parish was abolished and it is now a part of the civil parish of Rennington.

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