Rowton, Rowton Grange, Rowton Hall & Rowton Moor
Major Settlement in the Parish of Christleton
Historical Forms
- Rowa Christletona 12 Tab
- Ruhcristelton c.1200 Vern
- Rowchrisleton alias Rowton 1570 ChRR
- Roe Christleton 1606 Orm2
- Roweton' 13 Vern
- Rowton 1417 AD
- Rowton alias Roughe Chrystleton 1579 Orm2
- Rowton Heath 17 Sheaf
- Routon More 1690 ib
- Rowton Hall & Rowton Moor 1831 Bry
Etymology
'The rough part of Christleton', from rūh and tūn with hall , hǣð , mōr 1 , cf. Littleton, Christleton 113, 107supra . Rowton Moor was the site of the battle of Rowton Heath 24 September 1645.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Abbot's Well
- Birchbank Fm
- Birch Heath, Birch Heath Lane
- Brown Heath
- Bush Fm
- Christleton Bank & Christleton Hall
- Finisfield Cottage
- Green Lane
- Heathfield Ho
- Hollow Fm
- Laneside
- Little Heath
- Mill Lane
- Old Hall
- Plough Lane
- Quarry Bridge
- Rake Lane
- Rowton Bridge
- Street Way
- Watling Street'
- White Gate Fm
- Woodbank
- Cotton Edmunds Fm, Cotton Fm, Cotton Hall & Cotton Lane
- Hockenhull Platts
- Mill Lane
- Plough Lane
- Stamford Mill
- Littleton-Hill
- Old Hall(lost)
- Pearl Lane
- Vicar's Cross
- Watling Street'
- Brook Lodge
- Claypits Fm
- Elm Bank
- Gorsehall
- Holly Bank
- Moorfields, Moor Lane
- Promised-land Fm
- Ridges Lane
- Ridgeway Fm