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{"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"auto","height":"350px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":13,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":true,"scrollwheelzoom":false,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Rothwell_Urban_District_Offices\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Rothwell Urban District Offices\"\u003ERothwell Urban District Offices\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Cb\u003ERothwell Urban District Offices\u003C/b\u003E (also known as the 'Rothwell One Stop Centre' or the 'Rothwell Area Office') were the site of the Rothwell Urban District Council and Leeds City Council offices. The building became surplus in June 2016 when the One Stop Centre merged with Rothwell Library to form the \u003Ca href=\"/w/index.php?title=Rothwell_Community_Hub\u0026amp;action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Rothwell Community Hub (page does not exist)\"\u003ERothwell Community Hub\u003C/a\u003E.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Rothwell Urban District Offices\n","link":"","lat":53.74731,"lon":-1.47846,"icon":"//static.miraheze.org/rothwellwiki/9/9d/19th_Icon.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Rothwell_Country_Park\" title=\"Rothwell Country Park\"\u003ERothwell Country Park\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERothwell Country Park\u003C/b\u003E is a 52 hectares public park, between the north of Rothwell and the Aire and Calder Navigation. 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Over several centuries, it fell to ruin and was rebuilt or modified, until eventually the last building on the site was demolished in 1976.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Rothwell Castle\n","link":"","lat":53.7500158,"lon":-1.4820499,"icon":"//static.miraheze.org/rothwellwiki/7/7d/Middle_Icon.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Possible_Roman_Settlement_(Rothwell_Haigh)\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Possible Roman Settlement (Rothwell Haigh)\"\u003ERoman Settlement\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA possible Roman settlement was uncovered in Rothwell Haigh when, in 1977, the West Yorkshire County Archaeology Unit excavated a site at what was then Rothwell Colliery, and what is now Rothwell Country Park. While there was little evidence of the settlement itself, there was evidence of human activity on the site from the late 2nd to the early 3rd century\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Roman Settlement\n","link":"","lat":53.762778,"lon":-1.466667,"icon":"//static.miraheze.org/rothwellwiki/c/c9/Roman_Icon.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Thorpe_Hall\" title=\"Thorpe Hall\"\u003EThorpe Hall\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThorpe Hall is a listed 18th century building that was the seat of Thorpe-on-the-Hill's local gentry, notably the Gascoigne and Proctor families. While the rainwater heads date the building at 1735, the hall incorporated a late-medieval timber framed wing. Once boasting \"exceptionally fine decoration\", it now stands derelict\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Thorpe Hall\n","link":"","lat":53.73865,"lon":-1.52264,"icon":"//static.miraheze.org/rothwellwiki/a/a8/18th_Icon.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Church_of_All_Saints\" title=\"Church of All Saints\"\u003EChurch of All Saints\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Church of All Saints (also known as \"All Saints Church\" and now \"All Saints House\") was a Church of England church that opened in 1870 and closed in 1995. It is a Grade II listed building that is now a private home.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Church of All Saints\n","link":"","lat":53.75804,"lon":-1.44656,"icon":"//static.miraheze.org/rothwellwiki/9/9d/19th_Icon.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/The_Nookin\" title=\"The Nookin\"\u003EThe Nookin\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Nookin is a Grade II* listed building in Oulton that dates to the 16th Century, which architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner called \"the best piece of timber architecture in the district\". While the date on the front beam is the 10th April 1611, this is likely the date of its renovation by Edward Tailor, and carbon dating has shown that this beam is upwards of 1000 years old.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"The Nookin\n","link":"","lat":53.75008,"lon":-1.45667,"icon":"//static.miraheze.org/rothwellwiki/c/c2/Tudor_Icon.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Carlton_Hall_Farmhouse\" title=\"Carlton Hall Farmhouse\"\u003ECarlton Hall Farmhouse\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECarlton Hall Farmhouse is a 16th century home and Grade II listed building in the village of Carlton. The home was formerly the manor house for the lords of Carlton and has had extensive alterations, particularly in the 18th century. The house was the birth place of Thurstan Hunt (c.1555 - 3rd April 1601), a Catholic priest, who was hung, drawn and quartered in Lancashire after being captured while attempting to rescue a fellow priest, and who was beatified by Pope John Paul II on November 22nd 1987.\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Carlton Hall Farmhouse\n","link":"","lat":53.739642849999996,"lon":-1.493632361579575,"icon":"//static.miraheze.org/rothwellwiki/c/c2/Tudor_Icon.png"}],"imageoverlays":null}

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Rothwell Castle

Photo © Mike Kirby (cc-by-sa/2.0)

From the 11th Century until the 1970s, Rothwell was the home to Rothwell Castle, where three Kings visited and which was owned by John of Gaunt. An interesting and forgotten piece of history under constant change.

Buildings, Buildings in Rothwell, 11th-century buildings

The Rothwell Witch

Photo by Isabella Fracken (Public domain)

Accused multiple times of witchcraft, the story of Katherine Earle's life is filled with betrayal, jealousy and drunkenness! Containing knowledge passed down generations, this article is one our most interesting (and confusing!) reads.

People, 17th-century people, People from Rothwell

Rothwell's Roman Settlement

Photo by W. Linnell (Public domain)

In 1977, evidence of human activity in the 2nd-4th century was found on what is now Rothwell Country Park. Amongst the Roman-era finds were a human skull, a rare yew tree bucket, and a shoe specially made for someone with a foot injury.

Places, Places in Rothwell, Roman

Thorpe Hall

Photo by G. Roberts (Public domain)

Once a country house for Thorpe-on-the-Hill's local gentry, boasting "exceptionally fine decoration", Thorpe Hall is now at serious risk of falling into a perilous state of decay. Find out how this imposing building once looked and what its future may hold.

Buildings, Buildings in Thorpe-on-the-Hill, 18th-century buildings