The monument is on the verge of collapsing but is to be substantially rebuilt at the cost of up to £4 million by the National Trust.

[1] Rockwell Green has a railway bridge, under which a steam train, the City of Truro, was first recorded travelling at over 100 mph (160 km/h) in 1904.

Two large water towers, both disused, bring a small number of visitors to the village.

The older (redbrick) tower was built in the late 19th century and includes a circular steel tank.

[5] The village has a butcher's shop, one pub, a fish and chip shop, a post office, a general store, a church, a beauty salon/hairdressers, a primary school and pre-school, a village hall, and a post office; before moving to Exeter Road the post office was on the east side of Rockwell Green, in a 19th-century building that has been demolished.