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."