In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rowton like this:
ROWTON, a township in Christleton parish, Cheshire.; on the Chester and Crewe railway, and on the Nantwichcanal, 3¼ miles S E by E of Chester. It has a post-office under Chester. Acres, 563. Real property, £1, 495. Pop., 163. Houses, 30. R. Hall is the seat of Capt. R. Currey. R. Heath was the scene of an important battle, in 1645, between the royalists and the parliamentarians.
Rowton through time
Rowton is now part of Chester district. Click here for graphs and data of how Chester has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rowton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rowton, in Chester and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3698
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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