Rowton
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Rowton is the name of several places in England:
It may also refer to:
- Rowton, CheshireRowton, CheshireRowton is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Cheshire West and Chester and ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. It has a population of 497. The Battle of Rowton Heath took place in the village on 24 September 1645 during the English Civil War. It resulted in a decisive...
- Rowton, ShropshireRowton, ShropshireRowton is a small village located seven miles north of the Market Town of Wellington, Shropshire. The area is a Chapelry Division of High Ercall Parish.-History:...
- Rowton CastleRowton CastleRowton Castle, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, is a Grade II* listed country house that was once the home of the Royal Normal College for the Blind before it moved to its present location in Hereford. The house is situated in of grounds about west of Shrewsbury...
, a Grade II listed building in Shropshire
It may also refer to:
- Battle of Rowton HeathBattle of Rowton HeathThe Battle of Rowton Heath occurred on 24 September 1645 during the English Civil War between the Parliamentarians, commanded by Sydnam Poyntz, and the Royalists under the personal command of King Charles I...
, a battle during the English Civil War - Montagu Corry, 1st Baron RowtonMontagu Corry, 1st Baron RowtonMontagu William Lowry-Corry, 1st Baron Rowton KCVO, CB, PC, DL , also known as "Monty," was a British philanthropist and public servant, best known for serving as Benjamin Disraeli's private secretary from 1866 until the latter's death in 1881.-Background and education:Born in London, Lowry-Corry...
, Victorian philanthropist - Rowton HousesRowton HousesRowton Houses were a chain of hostels built in London, England by the Victorian philanthropist Lord Rowton to provide decent accommodation for working men in place of the squalid lodging houses of the time....
, a chain of hostels founded by Lord Rowton