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The Ancient Parish of ROTHWELL

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"ROTHWELL, a parish-town, in Agbrigg-division of Agbrigg and Morley, liberty of Pontefract; 4½ miles SW. of Leeds, 5½ from Wakefield, 28 from York. Pop. including Rothwell Haigh, and Roydes Green, 2,155. The Church is a vicarage, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, in the deanry of Pontefract, value, ~£19. 12s. 11d. Patron, Charles John Brandling, Esq.

"This place," says Dr. Whitaker, "appears to have been named when first planted by the Saxons, from a rapid and copious Well near the Church." It was distinguished among the numerous Manors of the Lacies, dependent on the Castle of Pontefract, by having a Castlet or Manor House near the Church, of which a mass of strong grout work yet remains.

The Church of Rothwell was appropriated to the Priory of Nostel, to which it was given, according to Burton, by Robert de Lacy. Here is a Charity School, founded by the late John Bromley, gentlemen, of Wakefield, in 1722."

Information on the following places in this Parish is contained on a supplementary page.

Carlton Lofthouse Middleton New Hall Oulton

Rothwell Haigh Roydes Green Thorpe On The Hill Thwaite Mills Woodlesford

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
  • Holy Trinity Church, Rothwell (view 1 showing the Lyche gate).
  • Holy Trinity Church, Rothwell (view 2).
  • The Baptist Church, Rothwell.
  • The Roman Catholic Church, Rothwell.
  • All Saints' Church, Woodlesford. This building is now a private dwelling.
  • The Methodist Church, Woodlesford.
  • The Church of St. John the Evangelist, Oulton.
  • The Methodist Church, Oulton.
  • Christ Church, Lofthouse.
  • The Methodist Church, Lofthouse.
  • The Church of St John and St Barnabas, Belle Isle.
  • St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Belle Isle.
  • The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Middleton.
  • St. Cross's Church, Middleton.
  • The Methodist Church, Middleton.
  • Middleton Park Baptist Church, Middleton.
  • St. Philip's Roman Catholic Church, Middleton.
• The following churches have their own web-sites:
  • Holy Trinity Church, Rothwell.

Church Records

• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Oulton cum Woodlesford.
• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Rothwell.

Directories

• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Baines's Directory and Gazetteer Directory of 1822.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Pigot's Directory of 1834.

Gazetteers

• There is further information about this parish from Pigot's 1834 Directory Yorkshire section.
• There is further information about this parish from National Gazetteer 1868 Yorkshire extracts.

History

• There is a short history of the village of Oulton on the Bomfi web-site.

Maps

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• For a more detailed map of the parishes in the riding please see the Yorkshire parish maps page.
• For a more detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
• Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.
• View maps of Rothwell and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Names (Geographical)

• The following places are within the boundaries of this (ancient) parish, but I have no further information on them other than the Ordnance Survey Landranger Grid reference shown:
  • (SE313293) Belle Isle
  • (SE351291) John o' Gaunts
  • (SE339264) Ouzlewell Green
  • (SE323276) Robin Hood
  • (SE325305) Stourton

Societies

• Rothwell and District Historical Society
  • Members who have a vast historical knowledge of Rothwell and surrounding areas formed the society twelve years ago. Our aim is to promote and preserve historical items and stories for future generations. We have a local history collection that is growing day by day. We meet the second Friday of every month, (except August) with a guest speaker, in the Rothwell Methodist Hall, Butcher Lane
  • Membership is £10 and visitors are welcome to come along for a fee of £1. If you require an information pack or would like an application for membership please write to the secretary:
    • Simon Bulmer,
      1, St Georges Crescent,
      Rothwell,
      Leeds,
      LS26 0RN
    or alternatively you can
• This parish is covered (or partly covered) by the following Family History Societies:
  • Yorkshire Archaeological Society, FH Section
  • Morley and District FHG