Rolleston on Dove, also known simply as Rolleston, is a village in

Staffordshire Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands Cou ...

, England near Burton upon Trent. Sir Oswald Mosley, the founder of the

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spent some of his earlier years at the family seat here.

Rolleston Hall Rolleston Hall was a country house originally built in the early 17th century in Rolleston-on-Dove, Staffordshire which had been substantially renovated after a fire in 1871 and was demolished in 1928. History A house had stood on the Rolleston sit ...

, where Mosley lived, was sold by auction on 2 August 1923 for housing development. The lake and two of the entrance lodges remain. The family coat of arms are still displayed in what was originally the Victorian Commemoration Hall which is now Rolleston Club. Rolleston has an active group of residents (RODSEC) which organises many seasonal activities, including money raising events for local charities. Rolleston on Dove was served by a railway station which was opened by the

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on 1 November 1894. The station closed in 1949. Rolleston is also home to the Jinnie Trail, a former railway line in a man-made valley which was closed completely in 1968. In 1972 it was created into a rural walk stretching approximately 2 kilometres. Along the walk today, parts of the remaining stations are being revealed by an ongoing restoration project. Rolleston was originally built around the hall, the church and the stream running through it, the Alder brook. The oldest area of the village, thought to date from the 11th century, is near the Spread Eagle Inn and Rolleston's Church, St. Mary's, together with Brookside and Burnside, although there are old houses in other places in the village.

Notable residents

Robert Sherborne Robert Sherborne (born 1453 died 1536) was Bishop of St David's from 1505 to 1508 and Bishop of Chichester from 1508 to 1536. Sherborne was born in Rolleston on Dove, Staffordshire, and educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford. ...

(c.1453 in Rolleston on Dove – 1536) was Dean of St Paul's 1499–1505 and Bishop of Chichester 1508–1536. * Sir Oswald Mosley (1896–1980) politician who started in the

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migrated through the Labour Party via a party of his own creation to become English Fascist leader in the 1930s *

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(1923–2013) British diplomat and radio operator arrested by the Chinese in Tibet after World War II. * Andrew Webster (born 1959 in Rolleston on Dove) a former English cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Worcestershire

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External links

Rolleston on Dove Village websiteRolleston-on-Dove village archiveLove Burton Rolleston Page
Villages in Staffordshire Borough of East Staffordshire Civil parishes in Staffordshire {{Staffordshire-geo-stub

Notable residents

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