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<div class="main-txt-h1">'''Welcome to Rothwell's Wiki!'''</div>
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<div class="main-txt-p">As a hub of knowledge, this wiki's purpose is to provide accurate and up-to-date information about the town of Rothwell.</div>
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|content=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.<br/>
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<div class="gray-txt-h2">'''[[Rothwell Wiki:About|ABOUT US]]'''</div>
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<div class="gray-txt-p">[[Rothwell Wiki:About|This wiki was founded in 2020 to document the rich history of Rothwell. We want to provide a community where people can share their memories and learn more about the place they live in.]]</div><br/>
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|content=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.}}
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<div class="gray-txt-p">[[Rothwell Wiki:Community Hub|Our Community Hub offers a place to communicate with other users and get involved in the wiki by adding to the site, from uploading your pictures, scanning old books and writing pages.]]</div><br/>
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|content=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.<br/>
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<div class="green-txt-h2">'''[[:Category:Mining History|MINING HISTORY OF ROTHWELL]]'''</div>
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<div class="green-txt-p">[[:Category:Mining History|Mining likely started in Rothwell as early as the 14th century and it supported generations of families up until the 1980s, when the pits were closed. Find out more about how important it was to our town here!]]</div><br/>
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| content = 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.}}
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<div class="green-txt-h2">'''[[:Category:Medieval History|MEDIEVAL ROTHWELL]]'''</div>
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<div class="green-txt-p">[[:Category:Medieval History|Rothwell was bigger than Leeds in medieval England and was frequently visited by nobles and even Kings. You can still see traces of medieval Rothwell, including the ruined Castle off Woodlane. Find out what made our town so special!]]</div><br/>
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|content=Joan de Carteret was active in our local politics for decades, being the RUDC's last chairman and the LMDC's first mayor. However, she grew frustrated with politics and retired in 1975, only to lose her life a few months later in a tragic accident.}}
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<div class="blue-txt-p">[[Rothwell Wiki:Resources|Our wiki has plenty of resources to offer: from public domain images you can use anywhere, scanned copies of books about Rothwell and links to other resources across the web.]]</div><br/>
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|content=Once home to the Rothwell Urban District Council, the 19th-century Civic Building has been abandoned since 2016 and has recently been sold by Leeds City Council to a private buyer for £364,000.
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<div class="blue-txt-p">[[Rothwell Wiki:Resources/Library|Visit our library to browse our ever growing collection of books that have been scanned so that you can flick through them online. From overviews to specific statistics, there's something for you.]]</div><br/>
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