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BOCKMJLLS. 33G KODHU1SH. ROC7IMILLS, a vil. in the par. of Nathlash, bar. of Fermoy, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 2 miles N~W. of Glanworth. It is situated on the road from Glanworth to Kildorrery, in the valley of the Funcheon. Near the village stands the parish church of Nathlash, and several large flour mills, from which it takes its name. Rockmill Lodge is the neighbouring seat. EOCKNESS, a limit, in the par. of Horsley, co. Gloucester, 3 miles 8.W. of Minchinhampton. ROCKS, a-hmlt. in the par. of Marshfield, co. Gloucester, 2 miles S. of Marshfield. EOCKSAVAGE, a tnshp. in the par. of Runcorn, hund. of Bucklow, co. Chester, 2 miles N.E. of Frod- sham. In a wood are the ruins of a mansion erected in Elizabeth's time by Sir John Savage, which afterwards Eassed to the Barrys and Cholmondeleys, who take ence the title of earl. The soil is of a clayey nature, with a subsoil of clay. The Marquis of Cholmondeley is lord of the manor. ROCK, THE, a limit, in the par. of Mordiford, co. Hereford, 4 miles S.E. of Hereford. ROCKVILLE, a hmlt. in the bar. of Decies-without- Drum, co. Waterford, Ireland, on the river Phinisk. ROCKWELL GREEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Wel- lington, co. Somerset, near Wellington. ROCKY ISLAND, in the tnshp. of Hartley, par. of Garsdon, co. Northumberland, 4 miles N. of Shields, and 5 S.E. of Blyth. ROCKY ISLAND, an islet in Cork Harbour, co. Cork, Ireland, 6 miles S. of Cove. It is a limestone rock 42 feet above high-water mark, and is used as a powder magazine. ROCLIFFE, a tnshp. in the par. of Aldborough, lower div. of Claro wap., West Riding co. York, 1^ mile S.~W. of Boroughbridge, its post town, and 5 miles S.E. of Ripon. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the S. side of the river Ure, and is chiefly agricultural. There are brick and tile kilns. The soil is of a clayey nature, with a subsoil of clay. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 101. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a tower containing one bell. There is a Church school, and a Sunday-school is held at the Church school-room. The Primitive Methodists have a place of worship. A. S. Lawson, Esq., is lord of the manor. RODANSTOWN, a par. partly in the bar. of Upper Deece, co. Meath, and partly in the bar. of Ikeathy, co. Kildare, Ireland, 18 miles W. of Dublin. It is situated on the river Rye and Eoyal canal, and contains part of the village of Kilcock. The surface is undulating, and the soil fertile. The substratum abounds in coal and limestone. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Meath, val. with four others 400, in the patron, of the crown. The church is modern. The principal residence is Dol- landstown. RODBASTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Penkridge, co. Stafford, 1J mile S.E. of Penkridge. It is situated on the line of the North- Western railway. RODBOENE, or REDBORN, a tythg. and chplry. in the par. of St. Paul, Malmesbury, hund. of Malmesbury, co. Wilts, 2J mile S.E. of Malmesbury, its post town. It is situated near the line of the Rodborne railway. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the vie. of Malmes- bury, in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol. The church is dedicated to the Holy Rood. RODBORNE CHENEY, a par. in the hund. of Highworth, co. Wilts, 3 miles N.W. of Swindon, its post town. The parish is traversed by the Cheltenham railway, and by the North Wilts canal, which connects the Wilts and Berks with the Thames and Severn canal. The par. comprises the hmlts. of Even Swindon, Mor- den, Haydon, and Haydon Wick. Limestone is exten- sively quarried. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 110. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure with a square tower in the centre containing five bells. The church was restored and enlarged in 1848. The parochial charities produce about 47, of which 43 goes to Wayt's endowed school. The Independents have a place of worship. RODBOROUGH, a par. in the hund. of Longtree, co. Gloucester, 10 miles from Gloucester, and 1 S.V. of the Stroud railway station. The village, which in large, is situated on the S. bank of Stroud Water, and on the high road from Cirencester to Stroud. It was formerly a hamlet in the parish of Minchinhampton, but is now a separate parish and petty-sessions town belonging to Halliday of Froom Hall. It has traces of a Roman camp and watch-tower on Eodborough Hill, near Woodchester. A large portion of the inhabitants are employed in the woollen mills. The surface is varied by hill and valley. The soil in the uplands is thin, being a mixture of sand and stone upon a subsoil of oolite rock, but in the valleys it is rich and luxuriant pasture. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 300. The church, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalen, is a modern stone structure with a tower containing one bell. The tower is old, and belonged to the ancient church, which was once a chantry of the priory of Minchinhampton. In connection with this church is a morning lectureship endowed by Edmund de Rodborough and Hugh de Neteling, and is in the gift of Brasenose College, Oxford. There are two endowed schools for both sexes in connection with the church, also Foreign and British schools. The Independents have a place of worship. In 1638 Richard Clutterbuck, a blind mechanical genius, was born here, as was also Sir Andrew Halliday. T. Marling, Esq., is lord of the manor. ROOD, a hmlt. in the par. of Presteign, hund. of Wigmore, co. Hereford, 2 miles S.E. of Presteign. It is in conjunction with Little Brampton and Nash to form a township. EODDAM, a tnshp. in the par. of Ilderton, N. div. of Coquetdale ward, co. Northumberland, 5 miles S.E. of Wooler, and 1 mile S. of Ilderton. It was given to Poulane, or Pulleine, an ancestor of the Roddam family, by Athelstane, after the battle of Brunaburgh. Rod- dam Hall is the principal residence. EODDEN, a par. in the hund. of Frome, co. Somerset, 2 miles S.E. of Frome, its post town and railway station, and 116 W. of London. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the road from Frome to "Warminster. The inhabitants are engaged in agricul- ture, and in the manufacture of kerseymeres. The soil is chiefly of a light nature upon a subsoil of clay. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 220. The church, which was erected in 1640, has a small tower containing one bell. The register dates from 1654. There is a school for both sexes, also a Sunday-school. RODDEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Abbotsbury, co. Dorset, 7 miles S.W. of Dorchester. RODDEN, a river of the co. of Salop, rises in Whixall Moss, and joins the Tern near Wroekwardine. EODEN, a tnshp. in the par. of Ercall-Magna, co. Salop, 6 miles N.W. of Wellington, on the river Eodden. RODE, NORTH, a tnshp. in the par. of Prestbury, hund. of Macclesfield, co. Chester, 3J miles N.E. of Congleton, its post town, and 5 S.W. of Macclesfield. It is a station on the North Staffordshire railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the canal and the river Dane. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Chester, val. 150. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, has a tower containing a clock and one bell. The church contains several stained windows. There is an endowed school for both sexes. Rode Hall is the principal residence. The Rev. J. Daiutry is lord of the manor. RODE, ODD, a tnshp. in the par. of Astbury, hund. of Norwich, co. Chester, 4 miles S.W. of Congleton. The Grand Trunk canal passses through the township. There is a village school. RODHUISH, a hmlt. and chplry. in the par. of Carhampton, co. Somerset, 4 miles S.W. of Watchet^ and 3 S.E. of Dunster, near the Bristol Channel. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Carhampton, in the dioc. of Bath and Wells.