Rowthorne appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Scarsdale in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Scarsdale

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Rowthorne is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Remarkably, the name has changed little since 1086, when the Domesday scribes wrote it as Rowthorne.

Listed Buildings Near Rowthorne

Historic England records 6 listed buildings within about a mile of Rowthorne. Listing protects structures of special architectural or historic interest, graded I (exceptional), II* (particularly important) and II.

Grade I

Church of St John the Baptist - 1.15 km

Grade II

Hall Farmhouse - 0.51 km
Rowthorne Lodge - 0.58 km
Pear Tree Farmhouse - 0.64 km
Chest Tomb 10 Metres South West of Church of St John the Baptist - 1.15 km
Norwood Lodge - 1.19 km

Rowthorne Today

Today Rowthorne lies within the administrative area of Ault Hucknall.

Nearby Domesday Settlements

Other places recorded in the 1086 survey within a few miles:

Blingsby - 1.4 km NW
Tunstall - 1.4 km NW
Glapwell - 2.0 km N
Stainsby - 2.2 km NW
Bramley Vale - 2.2 km NW
Stony Houghton - 2.8 km NE

Heritage Around Rowthorne

Photographs of churches, listed buildings and monuments in the vicinity, contributed by volunteers to the Geograph project and reused here under a Creative Commons licence.

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Rowthorne in the Domesday Book (1086)