A vision of Britain through time
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Roche, par. and vil., Cornwall, near Victoria sta. and 5 miles NW. of St Austell, 6471 ac., pop. 1681; P.O., T.O.; stream tin and porcelain clay are worked; the Roche Rocks, with ruins of ancient hermitage chapel, are 680 ft. high; St Roche's Well, adjacent, was a "wishing well".
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Roche AP/CP Cornwall AncC |
| Place: | Roche |
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