[1] The south end of the village is more properly called Newton, and is in the Thornbury postal area.
[4] In 1860–61 parts of the church were rebuilt by Kempson of Hereford and in 1960 it was listed as a grade II* English heritage building.
Rockhampton is a wealthy rural commuter village and the parish has entrepreneurial people living there with 19% of the population being self-employed.
[10] Rockhampton Cricket Club play in the West of England Premier League – Gloucestershire & Wiltshire Division.
The cricket club is one of the village's oldest institutions and was founded by Thomas Jenkins Ford.
[12] In 2015, Rockhampton's 1 XI won the Glos/Wilts Division of the West of England Premier League.
The same year, Rockhampton's 3 XI won the first division of the Martin Berrill Stroud & District Cricket League.
Thornbury RFC's ground is located in Rockhampton and play in the South West 1 League.