Rolleston on Dove
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Rolleston on Dove, also known simply as Rolleston, is a village in Staffordshire
, England
near Burton upon Trent
. It is probably best known for its one-time resident Sir Oswald Mosley
, the founder of the British Union of Fascists
. His coat of arms are still displayed in the local working men's club
. The hall where Mosley lived was sold by auction on 2 August 1923 but later burnt down and all that remains are the lake and gatehouse.
Rolleston has a council which organises many seasonal activities, including the early summer duck race and open gardens Sunday.
Rolleston on Dove was served by a railway station which was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway
on 1 November 1894.
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 still visible under the wild growth of trees, nettles and brambles.
Rolleston was previously built around its lasting monuments and buildings. The oldest area of the village is the Spread Eagle Inn, which is thought to date back as far as the 11th century. Around the inn, one can find Rolleston's Church, St. Mary's, and the brook which runs through the village and alongside Brookside and Burnside.
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
near Burton upon Trent
Burton upon Trent
Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a town straddling the River Trent in the east of Staffordshire, England. Its associated adjective is "Burtonian"....
. It is probably best known for its one-time resident Sir Oswald Mosley
Oswald Mosley
Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Baronet, of Ancoats, was an English politician, known principally as the founder of the British Union of Fascists...
, the founder of the British Union of Fascists
British Union of Fascists
The British Union was a political party in the United Kingdom formed in 1932 by Sir Oswald Mosley as the British Union of Fascists, in 1936 it changed its name to the British Union of Fascists and National Socialists and then in 1937 to simply the British Union...
. His coat of arms are still displayed in the local working men's club
Working men's club
Working men's clubs are a type of private social club founded in the 19th century in industrial areas of the United Kingdom, particularly the North of England, the Midlands and many parts of the South Wales Valleys, to provide recreation and education for working class men and their families.-...
. The hall where Mosley lived was sold by auction on 2 August 1923 but later burnt down and all that remains are the lake and gatehouse.
Rolleston has a council which organises many seasonal activities, including the early summer duck race and open gardens Sunday.
Rolleston on Dove was served by a railway station which was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway
North Staffordshire Railway
The North Staffordshire Railway was a British railway company formed in 1845 to promote a number of lines in the Staffordshire Potteries and surrounding areas in Staffordshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire and Shropshire....
on 1 November 1894.
Rolleston is also home to the Jinnie Trail
Jinnie Trail
The Jinnie Nature Trail is a conservation area stretching along a narrow man-made valley between the villages of Rolleston on Dove and Stretton. It was originally built as a railway line stretching from Tutbury and into Burton on Trent. However, today it remains as a rural walk kept as a nature...
, 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 still visible under the wild growth of trees, nettles and brambles.
Rolleston was previously built around its lasting monuments and buildings. The oldest area of the village is the Spread Eagle Inn, which is thought to date back as far as the 11th century. Around the inn, one can find Rolleston's Church, St. Mary's, and the brook which runs through the village and alongside Brookside and Burnside.
Notable residents
- Michael SadlerMichael Thomas SadlerMichael Thomas Sadler was a radical British Tory Member of Parliament , opponent of Catholic emancipation and leader of the factory reform movement...
, child labour reformer, was a rector here in the early nineteenth century - Sir Oswald MosleyOswald MosleySir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Baronet, of Ancoats, was an English politician, known principally as the founder of the British Union of Fascists...
Politician who started in the Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
migrated through the Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
via a party of his own creation to become English Fascist leader in the 1930s - Tom MorganTom MorganTom Morgan is an Australian musician and songwriter best known for fronting 90s indie pop group Smudge. An international multi-award winner, Morgan also wrote and co-wrote a number of major songs for Boston power pop group The Lemonheads. His other bands include Sneeze, The Givegoods, Godstar,...
, author of the 'A Morgan's Guide to...' Series published in 2008 which gained publicity with the controversial 'cheating' edition published in 2010.