Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Rothwell

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.


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

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Feature Description: "small town"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Northamptonshire AncC
Place: Rothwell

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