Christopher England wrote:

: Aha. I thought there was an area known as "the Rocket roundabout" or
: some such thing (flyover maybe?) next to a pub called "the Rocket",
: which I was guessing had all existed well before the radio station.

Correct. The Rocket pub is near the start of the M62 to Manchester.

: Or is that a totally different area to Rainhill?

Approx 7 miles away to the East of the pub:
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