Historic churches · South West England
Roche, Cornwall
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Roche (; Cornish: Tregarrek, meaning homestead of the rock) is a civil parish and village in mid-Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village gets its name from the 20-metre (66-foot) high Roche Roc
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Roche · 2.1 km
- Free entry
About
Roche (; Cornish: Tregarrek, meaning homestead of the rock) is a civil parish and village in mid-Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village gets its name from the 20-metre (66-foot) high Roche Rock, a quartz-schorl outcrop east of the village. Roche is the Norman-French word for Rock. The parish population at the 2011 census including Belowda, Bilberry, Carbis, Coldvreath and Criggan is 3,381, and the ward population at the same census was 3,867. Nearby are the towns of Bodmin and St Austell, as well as the Eden Project. The civil servant Charles Knight was born in Roche and Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament Matthew Taylor retired there.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Mid Cornwall Moors SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Roche (; Cornish: Tregarrek, meaning homestead of the rock) is a civil parish and village in mid-Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village gets its name from the 20-metre (66-foot) high Roche Rock, a quartz-schorl outcrop east of the village. Roche is the Norman-French word for Rock. The parish population at the 2011 census including Belowda, Bilberry, Carbis, Coldvreath and Criggan is 3,381, and the ward population at the same census was 3,867. Nearby are the towns of Bodmin and St Austell, as well as the Eden Project. The civil servant Charles Knight was born in Roche and Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament Matthew Taylor retired there.
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- Coordinates
- 50.4000, -4.8333
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Roche
- Postcode
- PL26 8NZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Austell and Newquay
- Nearest railway station
- Roche — 2.1 km
Sources
- wikipedia: Roche, Cornwall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Roche War Memorial
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Roche Rock
Archaeological sites · 0.4 km
Chapel of St Michael at Roche Rock
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Roche War Memorial
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Roche Rock
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Chapel of St Michael at Roche Rock
Chapel of St Michael at Roche Rock — Grade I listed chapel in Roche, Cornwall, England, UK.
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Tresayes Quarry
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📷 5Mountains & hills · South West England
Whitemoor
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Croft Farm Campsite
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Mena Farm
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Roche, Cornwall?
- Roche, Cornwall is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL26 8NZ), in the parish of Roche.
- What is Roche, Cornwall?
- Roche (; Cornish: Tregarrek, meaning homestead of the rock) is a civil parish and village in mid-Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village gets its name from the 20-metre (66-foot) high Roche Roc
- How do I get to Roche, Cornwall?
- The nearest railway station is Roche, about 2.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode PL26 8NZ.
- Is Roche, Cornwall a protected site?
- Yes — Roche, Cornwall is part of the Mid Cornwall Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Roche, Cornwall free to visit?
- Yes, Roche, Cornwall is free to enter.
- How do I get to Roche, Cornwall?
- The nearest railway station is Roche, about 2.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PL26 8NZ.