Rocester
Built-up area in East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.952, -1.848 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 10 39 |
| Dialling code: | 01335 (Ashbourne) |
Rocester is a village and civil parish in East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England, sited where the River Dove cuts a limestone valley close to the county boundary with Derbyshire and a few miles from Uttoxeter. The village occupies a long‑used riverside site with Roman remains and a history of water‑powered mills, and a compact core of historic buildings including the parish church and old mill structures.
Today Rocester is best known as the home of the JCB headquarters, factory and museum, which are major local employers and shape much of the village’s economy. It remains a small, sociable community with pubs and clubs, popular countryside walks along the River Dove and easy access to the wider hills of the Peak District, while offering convenient links to nearby towns for commuters and visitors.
Postcode districts covering Rocester
Most populated places nearby
- Derby 15.8 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 13.6 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 17.3 miles
- Burton upon Trent 13.3 miles
- Cannock 18.8 miles
- Tamworth 23.9 miles
- Stafford 14.7 miles
- Macclesfield 24.4 miles
- Long Eaton 23.6 miles
- Swadlincote 17 miles
- Bloxwich 24.1 miles
- Ilkeston 22.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Denstone Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Stramshall & Weaver Ward 1.5 miles
- Marston Montgomery Parish 1.9 miles
- Norbury and Roston Parish 2.2 miles
- Croxden Parish 2.3 miles
- Ellastone Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Alton Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Farley Built-up area 3 miles
- Doveridge Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Beamhurst Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Heath Ward 3.5 miles
- Somersal Herbert Parish 3.5 miles
Example postcodes in Rocester
ST14 5JY, ST14 5LY, ST14 5GA, ST14 5NA, ST14 5LB, ST14 5LL, ST14 5LH, ST14 5DA, ST14 5JW … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 23.2 miles
- Manchester Airport 32.9 miles
- Uttoxeter Railway Station 3.9 miles
- Kingsley and Froghall Railway Station 6.8 miles
Hotels near Rocester Ad
- The Duncombe Arms 2.5 miles
- Soli Hostel 2.6 miles
- Peakstones Inn 3 3.6 miles
- Premier Inn Uttoxeter 3 3.2 miles
- The Hart 3.8 miles
- The Dog & Partridge Country Inn 3 5.7 miles
- The Bank House Hotel 3 3.8 miles
- Whiston Hall Hotel 6.2 miles
- The Boars Head Hotel 3 6.5 miles
- Travelodge Ashbourne 3 5.7 miles
Schools in Rocester
- The JCB Academy Secondary
Local points of interest
- Uttoxeter Racecourse Recreation 4.1 miles
- Greaves's Wood Forest 6.5 miles
- East Wood Forest 7.3 miles
- Rough Wood Forest 7.7 miles
- Job's Wood Forest 8.4 miles
- Chartley Castle Estate 9.1 miles
- Blithfield Hall Estate 11.1 miles
- Ingestre Hall Estate 12.2 miles
- Pirelli Stadium Stadium 12.9 miles
- Dieulacres Abbey Historic site 13.7 miles
- Britannia Stadium Stadium 13.9 miles
- Acton Hill Estate 15.3 miles