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ROCH (The), a river of Lancashire; rising in themoors at Upper Knowsley, near the boundary with Yorkshire; and running about 12 miles south-westward, past Rochdale, to the Irwell, 2½ miles S of Bury.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a river" (ADL Feature Type: "rivers") |
| Administrative units: | Lancashire Ancient County |
| Place names: | ROCH | ROCH THE | THE ROCH |
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