in was domestic services or offices. Rockhampton village hall, located next to the Church of St Oswald, was originally a village church school with 26 children attending in 1940. However, in the late 1940s the school was shut down, but after some fundraising it was purchased for the residents of Rockhampton in 1983. Economy Rockhampton has three small engineering repair works, five working farms, two tree nurseries and an equestrian centre. There are no general shops or pubs. This is similar to the businesses that would have been around in 1881. Rockhampton is a wealthy rural commuter village and the parish has entrepreneurial people living there with 19% of the population being self-employed. Additionally, 17% of Rockhampton's population is retired and only one person was unemployed according to the 2011 census data. Of the people who were employed in Rockhampton; 18 work in the health industry, 11 work in the retail industry and 10 work in the Professional, Scientific and Technical industry. These industries employed the most people from Rockhampton. Education There is no school in Rockhampton civil parish despite the village hall being a former church school. The closest primary school is Manorbrook Primary School (1.2 Miles) and the closest secondary school is The Castle School (1.4 Miles), both are in Thornbury. However, even though Rockhampton doesn't have a school, the parish is well educated with 65 people having a degree or equivalent. Additionally only 10 people in Rockhampton have no qualifications. Sports and Leisure Rockhampton Cricket Club play in the West of England Premier League – Gloucestershire & Wiltshire Division. This is the highest level they have played at, since being founded in 1872. They also reached the Davidstow Village Cup final at Lord's in 2013. The cricket club is one of the village's oldest institutions and was founded by Thomas Jenkins Ford. The village has two cricket grounds with the most recent being opened in 1999. 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. Housing There is a total of 64 households in Rockhampton according to the 2011 census; 82.8% are detached houses, 10.9% are semi-detached, 3.1% are part of a converted or shared house,