Roche

Roche is situated in the Deanery and Hundred of Powder. It is bordered by St Wenn and Withiel to the north, Lanivet and Luxulyan to the east, St Austell and St Stephen-in-Brannel to the south and St Dennis and St Columb Major to the west. Roche parish is located on high ground north of St Austell surrounded by moorland wastes. The clay mining villages of Stenalees and Bugle are to the south-east. Both the rivers Par and Fal rise in this parish. The main villages are the churchtown, Belovely, Tregoss and Tresease.