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Rocester, par. and vil. with ry. sta. (Rocester Junction), Staffordshire, near the confluence of the Dove and the Churnet, 4½ miles N. of Uttoxeter, 2623 ac., pop. 1220; P.O., T.O.; an abbey was founded here in 1146.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Rocester Parish Staffordshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Rocester |
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