The Fossor
The Fossor is a work of art in Rocester, East Staffordshire, England. The Fossor is situated nearby to the community center Rocester Village Hall, as well as near the power station JCB World Headquarters.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rocester Abbey and Church of St Michael.
Rocester Abbey
Archaeological site
Rocester Abbey was a medieval monastic house at Rocester, Staffordshire, England of which there is now no trace above ground level. The Augustinian abbey of St. Rocester Abbey is situated 1,700 feet southeast of The Fossor.
Church of St Michael
Church
Photo: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of St Michael is situated 1,600 feet southeast of The Fossor.
All Saints’ Church, Denstone
Church
Photo: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints' Church, Denstone is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Denstone. All Saints’ Church, Denstone is situated 1 mile northwest of The Fossor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rocester and Denstone.
Rocester
Village
Photo: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rocester is a village and civil parish in the East Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. Its name is spelt Rowcestre in the Domesday Book of 1086. It is located on the Derbyshire border.
Denstone
Village
Photo: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Denstone is a village and civil parish situated between the towns of Uttoxeter in East Staffordshire and Ashbourne in Derbyshire. It is located next to the River Churnet.
Marston Montgomery
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marston Montgomery is a small village and civil parish in western Derbyshire. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was at least 3. It is 4 miles from the town of Uttoxeter, Staffordshire. Marston Montgomery is situated 2 miles southeast of The Fossor.
The Fossor
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Category: tourism
- Location: Rocester, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.95332° or 52° 57′ 12″ northLongitude
-1.84184° or 1° 50′ 31″ westInception
1979Open location code
9C4WX535+87OpenStreetMap ID
node 10033378487OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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