Rolleston on Dove
Rolleston on Dove, also known simply as Rolleston, is a village and civil parish in the East Staffordshire district, in the county of Staffordshire, England near Burton upon Trent.

Rolleston on Dove, also known simply as Rolleston, is a village and civil parish in the East Staffordshire district, in the county of Staffordshire, England near Burton upon Trent. On 28 March 1983 the parish was renamed from "Rolleston" to "Rolleston on Dove". According to the University of Nottingham English Place-names project, the settlement name Rolleston could mean 'Hrothwulf's farm/settlement' or 'Hrolfr's farm/settlement'. The 2011 census for Rolleston returned 1,467 households and 3,267 residents.
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Worth seeing in and around Rolleston on Dove
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Pirelli Stadium
Pirelli Stadium is an association football stadium on Princess Way in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. It was built in 2005 and is the current home of Burton Albion FC, replacing the club's old Eton Park home, also on Princess Way, which was demolished and developed into housing.
3 km · football stadium · Wikipedia - 02Tutbury Castle
Tutbury Castle is a largely ruined medieval castle at Tutbury, Staffordshire, England, in the ownership of the Duchy of Lancaster and hence currently of King Charles III. It is a scheduled monument and a Grade I listed building. People who have stayed in the castle include Eleanor of Aquitaine and Mary, Queen of Scots, who was a prisoner there.
3.1 km · Grade I listed castle in Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Church of St Mary, Rolleston-on-Dove
St Mary's Church is a parish church of the Church of England in Rolleston on Dove, Staffordshire. Parts of the structure date to 1130, though it was extensively renovated in 1892.
200 m · church in Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04St. Chad's Church
St Chad's Church is an Anglican church on Hunter Street in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. It is in the diocese of Lichfield and the advowson is vested in the bishop.
3.2 km · church in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Church of St Mary
St Mary's Church, Tutbury, is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Tutbury, Staffordshire.
2.9 km · church in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Hilton House Hotel, Derby
Hilton House Hotel, in Derby, England, is a building of historical significance. It is a Georgian house which was the ancestorial home of Herbert Martin Massey.
3.2 km · historic building in Derby, England · Wikipedia - 07St Mary's Church, Marston on Dove
St Mary's Church, Marston on Dove is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Marston on Dove, Derbyshire.
2.1 km · Grade I listed church in Marston on Dove, South Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08St Wilfrid's Church, Egginton
St Wilfrid's Church, Egginton is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Egginton, Derbyshire.
3.3 km · Grade I listed parish church in South Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09St John the Divine
St John the Divine is the Church of England parish church in the suburb of Horninglow, north west of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. It is part of the Diocese of Lichfield.
2.4 km · church in Horninglow, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 10St Mary's, Stretton
St Mary's is the Church of England parish church for the village of Stretton, East Staffordshire, north of Burton upon Trent. It is part of the Diocese of Lichfield.
2.2 km · church in Stretton, Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Rolleston on Dove
- Airports
- East Midlands (EMA), 22 km · Birmingham (BHX), 44 km · Manchester (MAN), 70 km
- Stations
- Tutbury and Hatton railway station, 2.9 km · Derby Airfield, 2.9 km · Rolleston-on-Dove railway station, 1.5 km · Horninglow railway station, 3.2 km · Stretton and Claymills railway station, 2 km
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Rolleston on Dove44 km · quickest by road, 1h 11m · £6–8
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Rolleston on Dove81 km · quickest by road, 2h 21m · £11–14
- Liverpool → Rolleston on Dove109 km · quickest by road, 2h 32m · £12–16
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No local-transport research exists yet for Rolleston on Dove
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Rolleston on Dove. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Rolleston on Dove
Rolleston on Dove is 36 km from Nottingham, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Hiltonvillage and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England3.1 km
- Marston on Dovevillage and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England2.3 km
- Hattonvillage and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England3.1 km
- Eggintonvillage and civil parish in South Derbyshire, England3.4 km
- Tutburyvillage and civil parish in Staffordshire, England2.5 km
- Anslowvillage in Staffordshire, England, UK3.3 km