Rothwell
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Rothwell is the name of several places in the United Kingdom:
Rothwell is also the name of one place in Australia:
In names:
Firms:
- Rothwell, LincolnshireRothwell, LincolnshireRothwell is a small village in north-east Lincolnshire, England, in the district of West Lindsey.-Geography:The village is located approximately to the south-west of Grimsby, and about to the south-east of Scunthorpe. It is two miles east of the Viking Way.This small village and its parish sit...
- Rothwell, NorthamptonshireRothwell, NorthamptonshireRothwell is a market town in the Kettering district of Northamptonshire, England. It is located south of Desborough, southeast of Market Harborough, southwest of Corby and northwest of the larger town of Kettering. It is twinned with the French town of Droué...
- Rothwell, West YorkshireRothwell, West YorkshireRothwell is a market town on the River Dolphin in the south east of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, situated between Oulton to the east, Belle Isle to the west, Woodlesford to the north east and Robin Hood to the south west. Swillington, Methley and Kippax are located...
Rothwell is also the name of one place in Australia:
- Rothwell, QueenslandRothwell, QueenslandRothwell is a residential suburb of the Moreton Bay Region in the west of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia...
In names:
- Ben RothwellBen RothwellBen Rothwell is an American mixed martial artist who competes as a heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Mixed martial arts career:...
, an American professional mixed martial arts fighter - Evelyn Rothwell (1911–2008) (Lady Barbirolli), oboist; wife of Sir John Barbirolli, orchestral conductor
- Peter RothwellPeter RothwellSquadron Leader Peter Rothwell was an English bomber pilot in World War II.Rothwell was born in Bristol, the son of a vicar. He was the eldest of 7 children and was educated at St John’s,Leatherhead...
- an English pilot of WWII
Firms:
- Rothwell and Company, an early, English locomotive manufacturers.