Rosherville

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proper noun

A suburb of Gravesend, Gravesham borough, Kent, England, on the south bank of the Thames (OS grid ref TQ6374).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A suburb of Gravesend, Gravesham borough, Kent, England, on the south bank of the Thames (OS grid ref TQ6374).
  2. A suburban area of Johannesburg, South Africa, previously the location of a power station.

    […] the engine was named Barclay, and put to work at the Electricity Supply Commission's power station at Vereeniging. In about 1948, it was transferred to the power station at Rosherville, where it is still in service.

    1959 April 29, “Notes and News: Jersey Railway Locomotive Survivor”, in Railway Magazine, page 283

Origin

From Rosher + -ville, named after Jeremiah Rosher.

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APA

Rosherville. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rosherville

MLA

“Rosherville.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rosherville. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rosherville,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rosherville.

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