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|copyright=[https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1366733 Photo] © [https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/27348 Mike Kirby] ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ cc-by-sa/2.0])
|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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|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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|copyright=[https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/507316 Photo] © [https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/11162 Betty Longbottom] ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ cc-by-sa/2.0])
|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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