Rowton, Shropshire
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Rowton 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.
it is recorded as Rugheton.
It is recorded that Rowton had a Priest as early as 1086.
In 1648, a Parish Return recorded that the Parish possessed “a messuage and six acres in the occupation of George Dayntieth; two acres at Ellerdine in the occupation of Thomas Whytngham and three acres at Rowton in the occupation of William Arneway – the whole valued at 15s”. However seven years later at the Parliamentary survey of 1655 records “Rowton Chapel hath no means belonging to it” The church lands were most likely seized during the reformation and ever since has existed as a 'perpetual curacy' served from High Ercall
.
Today Rowton church functions under the Diocese of Lichfield and serves the village and surrounding hamlets including Ellerdine
.
, Cold Hatton
and Sytch Lane in the parish of Ercall Magna, Shropshire. England.
The family are also responsible for the fine oak pulpit in Rowton Church which is engraved with the text “erected by Sydney J. Bourne in memory of his parents John & Eliza Bourne and his brother Robert and John Bourne”
Company. However, lack of use forced the line to close to passenger traffic on 9 September 1963, and to freight four years later.
the English Puritan church leader, theologian and controversialist, called by Dean Stanley "the chief of English Protestant Schoolmen" was born at Rowton on 12 November 1615 and is commemorated there by a small stone obelisk, which stands on a triangle of grass at the centre of the village. Baxter spent the first ten years of his life living in the village with his maternal grandparents and received six years of education there, however Baxter later said that these first years of education were substandard as all four of his tutors were ignorant, two were immoral and one was a drunkard.
Wellington, Shropshire
Wellington is a town in the unitary authority of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England and now forms part of the new town of Telford. The population of the parish of Wellington was recorded as 20,430 in the 2001 census, making it the third largest town in Shropshire if...
. The area is a Chapelry Division of High Ercall
High Ercall
High Ercall, also known in the past as Ercall Magna, is a village in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. The civil parish is still called Ercall Magna, and had a total population of 1,679 at the 2001 census. The parish also includes the villages of...
Parish.
History
The area was known as Retina in Roman times, later the name changed to Rutone and then to Ruton. In the Domesday BookDomesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
it is recorded as Rugheton.
Religion
The village church of All Hallows is a medieval foundation, which was reconstructed in 1881 by the architect Geoffrey Smith. He widened the original building to accommodate a larger congregation and today almost no original masonry survives.It is recorded that Rowton had a Priest as early as 1086.
In 1648, a Parish Return recorded that the Parish possessed “a messuage and six acres in the occupation of George Dayntieth; two acres at Ellerdine in the occupation of Thomas Whytngham and three acres at Rowton in the occupation of William Arneway – the whole valued at 15s”. However seven years later at the Parliamentary survey of 1655 records “Rowton Chapel hath no means belonging to it” The church lands were most likely seized during the reformation and ever since has existed as a 'perpetual curacy' served from High Ercall
High Ercall
High Ercall, also known in the past as Ercall Magna, is a village in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. The civil parish is still called Ercall Magna, and had a total population of 1,679 at the 2001 census. The parish also includes the villages of...
.
Today Rowton church functions under the Diocese of Lichfield and serves the village and surrounding hamlets including Ellerdine
Ellerdine
Ellerdine is a small hamlet located six miles north of the Market Town of Wellington, Shropshire.It is located at the convergence of six ancient footpaths and comprises two small communities; Ellerdine and Ellerdine Heath and is located within the parish of Ercall Magna, the administrative centre...
.
The Bourne Family
A charitable trust exists within the chapelry of Rowton entitled ‘The John and Eliza Bourne Trust’ it was established in 1929, through a bequest of the late church warden and local philanthropist John Bourne, who left a quantity of Shares in Barclays Bank, the dividends of which were to be paid to the poor widows and widowers of Rowton, EllerdineEllerdine
Ellerdine is a small hamlet located six miles north of the Market Town of Wellington, Shropshire.It is located at the convergence of six ancient footpaths and comprises two small communities; Ellerdine and Ellerdine Heath and is located within the parish of Ercall Magna, the administrative centre...
, Cold Hatton
Cold Hatton
Cold Hatton is a small village in Shropshire, located around 6 miles south of Hodnet near the confluence of the River Tern and River Meese. It is in the civil parish of Ercall Magna, and since 1998 has been part of the Telford and Wrekin unitary district....
and Sytch Lane in the parish of Ercall Magna, Shropshire. England.
The family are also responsible for the fine oak pulpit in Rowton Church which is engraved with the text “erected by Sydney J. Bourne in memory of his parents John & Eliza Bourne and his brother Robert and John Bourne”
The Railway
Rowton Halt was a stop on the The Wellington and Market Drayton Railway, which was opened in 1867 and operated by the Great Western RailwayGreat Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
Company. However, lack of use forced the line to close to passenger traffic on 9 September 1963, and to freight four years later.
Richard Baxter
Richard BaxterRichard Baxter
Richard Baxter was an English Puritan church leader, poet, hymn-writer, theologian, and controversialist. Dean Stanley called him "the chief of English Protestant Schoolmen". After some false starts, he made his reputation by his ministry at Kidderminster, and at around the same time began a long...
the English Puritan church leader, theologian and controversialist, called by Dean Stanley "the chief of English Protestant Schoolmen" was born at Rowton on 12 November 1615 and is commemorated there by a small stone obelisk, which stands on a triangle of grass at the centre of the village. Baxter spent the first ten years of his life living in the village with his maternal grandparents and received six years of education there, however Baxter later said that these first years of education were substandard as all four of his tutors were ignorant, two were immoral and one was a drunkard.