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Roach
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roach
English
en
Etymology
As an English surname, of en nrf - origin, from en fro roche rock. Compare en Roch.
Also as an English surname, from the River Roch; see en Roch.
Also as an English surname, shortened from en Rochdale.
Proper noun
~ s es
en.
en Anglo-Norman < Norman < Old French
en placenames
A placename
Rivers in the United Kingdom:
en river co/Essex cc/England which is a stream before becoming a tidal river and joining the River Crouch the River Roach.
en Roch, the en River Roch or Roach, en river r/Greater Manchester cc/England. Roach appears to be mainly an older spelling.
en 1964 October North-Western Line Multiple-Unit Services Modern Railways 252, photo caption A Bacup to Manchester Victoria via Heywood diesel multiple-unit crossing the River Roach at Heap Bridge, Bury on November 4, 1960.
en places and rivers c/USA.
en short river co/Piscataquis County s/Maine which flows into lake/Moosehead Lake.
en short river s/Virginia a tributary of the Rivanna River.
en unincorporated community co/Camden County s/Missouri.
en ghost town co/Clark County s/Nevada.
en unincorporated community co/Cabell County s/West Virginia.
Further reading
Anagrams
en achor Charo Rocha achor archo- corah ochra orach