Rowton, Cheshire

Rowton is a village and civil parish on the outskirts of Chester in the Borough of Cheshire West and Chester and ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. It has a population of 497.[1] The Battle of Rowton Heath took place in the village on 24 September 1645 during the English Civil War. It resulted in a decisive Parliamentarian victory over a Royalist army commanded in person by Charles I. It contains the Rowton Hall hotel.

Rowton

Footpath near Hall Farm
Rowton
Location within Cheshire
Population497 (2001)
OS grid referenceSJ4464
Civil parish
  • Rowton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHESTER
Postcode districtCH3
Dialling code01244
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

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References

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