ester), Elsdon par., Northumberland; township, 21,819
ac., pop. 339; vil., 5 miles NW. of Otterburn; P.O.;
occupies the site of a Roman station, and has yielded
numerous Roman antiquities.

Rochester Bridge, ry. sta., Rochester, Kent.

Rochester and Strood, ry. sta., Rochester, Kent.

Rochestown.—ry. sta., S. co. Cork, 3 miles from
Passage West; P.O.—2. Rochestown, par., in co. and
8 miles SE. of Limerick, on river Camogue, 1164 ac.,
pop. 111.—3. Rochestown, par., S. co. Tipperary, on
river Suir, 3 miles SE. of Caher, 1063 ac., pop. 267.

Rochetts, seat, 1 mile W. of Brentwood, Essex.

Rochford.—small town and par., Essex, on river
Roche, 3% miles N. of Southend on Sea and 16% miles
SE. of Chelmsford, 1867 ac., pop. 1675; P.O., T.o., 1
Bank; Rochford Hall (part of which still stands) was
the birthplace of Anne Boleyn (1507-1536), mother of
Queen Elizabeth.—2. Rochford, hundred, Essex, 58,639
ac., pop. 23,359.—3. Rochford, par. and vil., Worces-
tershire, on river Teme, 2% miles E. of Tenbury, 1379
ac., pop. 319; P.O.

Rochfort Bridge, 8 miles SE. of Mullingar, S. co.
Westmeath; P.O.

Rochsoles, seat, New Monkland par., Lanarkshire,
2 miles NW. of Airdrie.

Roch.—2 miles from Padstow, Cornwall; P.O.— 2.
Roch (or Horrabeer), vil., 1 mile SE. of Horrabridge
sta., Devon.—3. Roch, hamlet, Mordiford par., in
co. and 4 miles SE. of Hereford.—4. Roch, township,
Embleton par., Northumberland, 4% miles NE. of Aln-
wick, 2053 ac., pop. 249; P.O.; Rock House, seat,
includes an ancient tower.—5. Rock, par. and vil.,
Worcestershire, 4% miles SAV. of Bewdley, 7525 ac.,
pop. 1514; P.O.

Rock, 3 miles from Pomeroy, E. co. Tyrone ; P.O.

Rock Channel, the S. fairway into the mouth of
the Mersey, along the NW. coast of Wirral Penin-
sula, Cheshire; is 5 miles long and % mile wide; at
the NE. corner of the AVirral Peninsula, near New
Brighton, is the Rock Fort (1826), with drawbridge
on the land side, guns on the sea face, and barrack
accommodation for a company of artillerymen ; beyond
it, on the group of rocks called Rock Perch, is Rock
Lighthouse, 94 ft. high, with flashing light 77 ft.
above high water and seen 15 miles.

Rock Chapel, 9 m. from Newmarket, co. Clare ; P.O.

Rock Ferry, vil. with ry. sta. and steamboat ferry
(3 miles from George’s Pier, Liverpool), Bebington par.,
Cheshire, on river Mersey, in S. suburbs of Birkenhead;
P.O., T.o.; Rock Ferry is a favourite summer resort.

Rock Island, on N. side of entrance to Crook Haven,
SW. co. Cork, 1 mile (by ferry) from Crookhaven ; P.O.;
on point is a lighthouse 45 ft. high, with 2 fixed lights
67 ft. above high water and seen 13 and 10 miles.

Rock Mill, paperworks, near Stockport, Cheshire.

Rockabill, 2 rocks, off coast of co. Dublin, 5 miles
NE. of Skerries; on summit pf large rock is a light-
house 105 ft. high, with flashing light (Rockabill) 148
ft. above high water and seen 18 miles.

Rockbeare, par. and vil., Devon, 6% miles E. of
Exeter, 2375 ac., pop. 472; P.O.; Rockbeare House and
Rockbeare Court are seats.

Rockbourn, par. and vil., Hants, 3% miles NW. of
Fordingbridge, 3886 ac., pop. 456; P.O.; on a height
is a memorial column to General Sir Eyre Coote (1726-
1783), the Indian soldier.

Rockbrook, 3 miles from Rathfarnham, SE. co.
Dublin; P.O.

Rockcliff, hamlet, on river Tees, Durham, 4 miles
SE. of Darlington.

Rockcliff, hamlet, Colvend par., Kirkcudbrightshire,
7 miles SE. of Dalbeattie.

Rockcliffe, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Cumberland,
on river Eden, 4% miles NW. of Carlisle, 4939 ac. and
481 tidal water and 4121 foreshore, pop. 754; P.O.;
near vil. is Rockcliffe Hall, seat.

Rockcorry, vil. with ry. sta., Ematriss par., co.
Monaghan, 4% m. NE. of Cootehill, pop. 246 ; P.O., T.O.

Rocken End, nr. St Catherine’s Point, Isle of Wight.

Rockeuham, seat, co. Waterford ; post-town, Water-
ford.

Rockets Castle, seat, 1 mile NE. of Portlaw, N. co.
Waterford.