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Rockhampton is a village and civil parish in the English County of Gloucestershire, situated in the unitary district of South Gloucestershire. It is located 2.8 miles (4.5 km) north-east of Thornbury, 18.6 miles (30 km) north of Bristol and is approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the River Severn. It had a population of 166 people according to the 2011 census. The south end of the village is more properly called Newton, and is in the Thornbury, Bristol, postal area. ==Population== The population of Rockhampton has only increased by 6 since the census started in 1801. However, there has been big variations in population since 1801 until 2011. The first big variation was an increase of 61 people from 1821 to 1831 where the population reached 220. The population reached its highest point in 1951 when it reached 235. The next big variation was a decrease of 71 people from 1881 to 1891 where the population fell to 149. This fall in population was due to Rockhampton civil parish losing the village of Shepperdine to the Thornbury civil parish.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10387530 )〕 Since then until 1961 there was not a lot of variation in population. However, from 1961 there was a big increase of 52 people up to 2001 when the population reached 176. In 2011, 63% of the population in Rockhampton was between 16 and 64 which means most of the population is working age, 85% of this age group was aged between 30 and 64. On the other hand, 23% of the population was 65 and over which means there is a small retired community in Rockhampton.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.streetcheck.co.uk/postcode/gl139dr )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rockhampton, Gloucestershire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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