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Rowton Hall
Rowton Hall Hotel is a historic stately home, now run as a hotel in Rowton, Cheshire, Rowton, Cheshire, England. The hall was originally built in the 14th century and was rebuilt in 1779 in the Georgian style. The Battle of Rowton Heath took place in the grounds in 1643. It contains the oak-panelled Langdale Restaurant. Early residents Ralph Hignett (1717-1787) built Rowton Hall in 1779. The Hignett family had owned the Rowton estate since 1600 and one member of this family, William Hignett had been killed in the Battle of Rowton Heath in 1645 when he was fighting for Charles I of England. Ralph built the Hall in 1779 as a residence for himself. He had not married but was interested in community affairs assisting with the building of the Charity School in Christleton. As he had no heirs when he died in 1787 he left Rowton Hall to his brother John Hignett for the term of his life and then after that to his nephew John Litherland on the condition that he change his name to Hignett. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowton, Cheshire
Rowton is a village and civil parish on the outskirts of Chester, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is located between Christleton and Waverton, near the A41 road. The Rowton Hall hotel is the most prominent landmark in the village. At the 2001 census Rowton had a population of 497, decreasing to 441 in the 2011 census. 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. Rowton was previously a township in Christleton Christleton is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish on the outskirts of Chester, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The Shropshire Union Canal (originally Cheste ... parish of Broxton Hundred, becoming a civil parish in 1866. Its population was rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
