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Rothwell Castle is a Scheduled Monument in Rothwell, Leeds. Once a manor house visited by kings, it now stands a ruin, having been dismantled in the 1970s.
Rothwell is a market town in North Northamptonshire, England. It is close to three larger towns, situated 4 miles [6.4km] northwest of Kettering , 7 miles [11km] southeast of Market Harborough and 8 miles [12.8km] southwest of Corby .
Celebrating the rich history of Rothwell. The ruins of Rothwell Castle (Image: Joan Russell Photography) A rich seam of history runs through a former coal mining community that should be celebrated, says Simon Bulmer. Photographs by Joan Russell.
SE 342-283 Yorkshire England. Rothwell Castle was originally an 11th century timber castle or fortified manor house, founded by Ilbert de Lacy. From the 13th century, it was used as a royal hunting lodge, by the kings of England and was once owned by John of Gaunt.
Rothwell is a town in the south-east of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated between Leeds and Wakefield. It is in the Rothwell ward of Leeds City Council and Elmet and Rothwell parliamentary constituency. Rothwell is part of the West Yorkshire Urban Area.
Rothwell Northamptonshire. Click on the map for other historical maps of this place. In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rothwell like this: ROTHWELL, a small town, a parish, a sub-district, and a hundred, in Northamptonshire.
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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rothwell like this: ROTHWELL, a village, a township, and a sub-district, in Hunslet district, and a parish partly also in Wakefield district, W. R. Yorkshire.
