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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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<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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<div class="gray-txt-h2">'''[[Rothwell Wiki:Community Hub|COMMUNITY HUB]]'''</div> |
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|link=Possible Roman settlement (Rothwell Haigh) |
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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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| 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="person-txt-h2">'''[[Katherine Earle|The Rothwell Witch - Featured Article]]'''</div> |
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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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|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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