Rothwell, Northamptonshire

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Rothwell is a village in Northamptonshire

Other current and historical names

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Rothwell within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Rothwell in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Rothwell, small town, par., and township, Northamptonshire, 4 miles NW. of Kettering - par., 4430 ac., pop. 2823; township, 3490 ac., pop. 2755; P.O., T.O. has mfrs. of shoes, and of silk plush for hats; Rothwell had anciently an Augustinian nunnery, founded by the Clare family.

Rothwell in the Domesday Book

A village in Rothwell hundred, in the county of Northamptonshire.

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