Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Rothwell

Rothwell.-- town, par., and township, S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 4 miles SE. of Leeds - par., 9010 ac., pop. 12,182; town and township, 3302 ac., pop. 5105; P.O., T.O, 1 newspaper; has extensive collieries; remains exist of a castle of the Lacys.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

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Feature Description: "town, parish, and township"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Rothwell AP/CP       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Rothwell

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