Rocester Abbey
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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Michael and Abbotsholme School.
Abbotsholme School
School
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abbotsholme School is a co-educational private boarding and day school. The school is situated on a 140-acre campus on the banks of the River Dove in Derbyshire, England near the county border and the village of Rocester in Staffordshire. Abbotsholme School is situated 3,200 feet southeast of Rocester Abbey.
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 1¼ miles northwest of Rocester Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rocester and Denstone.
Rocester
Village
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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
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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
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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 1½ miles southeast of Rocester Abbey.
Rocester Abbey
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: medieval monastic house in Rocester, Staffordshire, England
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Rocester, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.95116° or 52° 57′ 4″ northLongitude
-1.83481° or 1° 50′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C4WX528+F3OpenStreetMap ID
node 2592549772OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q7353756
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