Rowton, Cheshire

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Rowton
Location within Cheshire
Population441 (2011 census)
OS grid reference SJ4464
Civil parish
  • Rowton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CHESTER
Postcode district CH3
Dialling code 01244
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53°10′23″N2°49′48″W / 53.173°N 2.83°W / 53.173; -2.83 Coordinates: 53°10′23″N2°49′48″W / 53.173°N 2.83°W / 53.173; -2.83

Rowton is a village and civil parish on the outskirts of Chester, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is located between Christleton and Waverton, near the A41 road. The Rowton Hall hotel is the most prominent landmark in the village. At the 2001 census Rowton had a population of 497, [1] decreasing to 441 in the 2011 census. [2]

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The Battle of Rowton Heath took place in the village on 24 September 1645 during the English Civil War. It resulted in a decisive Parliamentarian victory over a Royalist army commanded in person by Charles I.

Rowton was previously a township in Christleton parish of Broxton Hundred, becoming a civil parish in 1866. Its population was recorded at 88 in 1801, 122 in 1851, 205 in 1901 and 228 in 1951. [3]

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References

  1. UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Rowton Parish (13UB094)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  2. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Rowton Parish (E04011159,E06000050,E92000001)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. "Rowton". GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

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