English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

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.