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 miles25.4 km
- Stoke-on-Trent 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Burton upon Trent 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Cannock 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Tamworth 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Stafford 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Macclesfield 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Long Eaton 23.6 miles38 km
- Swadlincote 17 miles27.4 km
- Bloxwich 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Ilkeston 22.4 miles36 km
Neighbouring places
- Denstone Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Stramshall & Weaver Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Marston Montgomery Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Norbury and Roston Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Croxden Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Ellastone Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Alton Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Farley Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Doveridge Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Beamhurst Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Heath Ward 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Somersal Herbert Parish 3.5 miles5.7 km
Example postcodes in Rocester
ST14 5LQ, ST14 5PL, ST14 5LG, ST14 5LD, ST14 5NA, ST14 5LJ, ST14 5HY, ST14 5ND, ST14 5PG … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Manchester Airport 32.9 miles53 km
- Uttoxeter Railway Station 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Kingsley and Froghall Railway Station 6.8 miles10.9 km
Hotels near Rocester Ad
- The Duncombe Arms 2.5 miles4 km
- The White Hart Hotel 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Stables Ashbourne 6.6 miles10.6 km
- The Boars Head Hotel 3 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Whiston Hall 6.2 miles10 km
- Bank House Hotel 3 3.7 miles6 km
Schools in Rocester
- The JCB Academy Secondary
Local points of interest
- Uttoxeter Racecourse Recreation 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Greaves's Wood Forest 6.5 miles10.5 km
- East Wood Forest 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Rough Wood Forest 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Job's Wood Forest 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Chartley Castle Estate 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Blithfield Hall Estate 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Ingestre Hall Estate 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Pirelli Stadium Stadium 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Dieulacres Abbey Historic site 13.7 miles22 km
- Britannia Stadium Stadium 13.9 miles22.3 km
- Acton Hill Estate 15.3 miles24.6 km