Rolleston on Dove

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Map sources for Rolleston on Dove at grid reference SK2327

Rolleston on Dove is a village in Staffordshire, England near Burton upon Trent. It 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 August 2, 1923 but later burnt down and all that remains are the lake and gatehouse.

Rolleston has a council which organises many seasonal activities, inlcuding the early summer duck race and open gardens sunday. The Rector of Rolleston's St. Mary's church is Rev. Ian Whitehead.

Rolleston on Dove was served by a railway station which was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway on November 1, 1894.

Rolleston is also home to the Jinnie Trail, a former railway line in a man-made valley which was closed in the 1960s, and is now left as a nature trail.