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Rowton
Footpath near Hall Farm
RowtonLocation within Cheshire
Population	441 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	SJ4464
Civil parish	Rowton
Unitary authority	Cheshire West and Chester
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHESTER
Postcode district	CH3
Dialling code	01244

Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West

UK Parliament	Chester South and Eddisbury
List of places UK England Cheshire 53°10′23″N 2°49′48″W / 53.173°N 2.83°W / 53.173; -2.83

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 parish of Broxton Hundred, becoming a civil parish in 1866. Its population was recorded at 88 in 1801, 122 in 1851, 205 in 1901 and 228 in 1951.

References

UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Rowton Parish (13UB094)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Rowton Parish (E04011159,E06000050,E92000001)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
"Rowton". GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

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v t e Cheshire West and Chester
Principal settlements	Chester Ellesmere Port Frodsham Neston Northwich Winsford
Civil parishes (current)	Acton Bridge Agden Aldersey Aldford and Saighton Allostock Alvanley Anderton with Marbury Antrobus Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel Aston Bache Backford Barnton Barrow Barton Beeston Bostock Broxton Burwardsley Byley Capenhurst Carden Chester Castle Chidlow Chorlton Chowley Christleton Churton Clotton Hoofield Clutton Coddington Comberbach Croughton Crowton Cuddington, Eddisbury Cuddington, Malpas Darnhall Davenham Delamere and Oakmere Dodleston Duckington Duddon and Burton Dunham-on-the-Hill and Hapsford Dutton Eaton and Eccleston Elton Farndon Frodsham Golborne David Great Boughton Great Budworth Guilden Sutton Handley Hargrave and Huxley Hartford Harthill Helsby Huntington Ince Kelsall Kingsley Kingsmead Lach Dennis Lea-by-Backford Ledsham Little Budworth Little Leigh Little Stanney Littleton Lostock Gralam Malpas Manley Marston Mickle Trafford and District Mollington Moston Mouldsworth Moulton Neston Nether Peover No Man’s Heath and District Norley Northwich Poulton and Pulford Puddington Rowton Rudheath Rushton Saughall and Shotwick Park Shocklach Oviatt and District Sproston Stanthorne and Wimboldsley Stoak Stretton Sutton Weaver Tarporley Tarvin Tattenhall and District Thornton-le-Moors Threapwood Tilston Tiverton and Tilstone Fearnall Tushingham-cum-Grindley, Macefen and Bradley Upton-by-Chester Utkinton and Cotebrook Waverton Weaverham Wervin Whitegate and Marton Whitley Wigland Willington Wincham Winsford
Civil parishes (former)	Aldford Ashton Hayes Bickley Bradley Bridge Trafford Bruen Stapleford Buerton Burton Caldecott Caughall Chorlton-by-Backford Church Shocklach Churton by Aldford Churton by Farndon Churton Heath Claverton Cotton Abbotts Cotton Edmunds Crewe-by-Farndon Delamere Dunham-on-the-Hill Duddon Eaton Eccleston Edge Edgerley Foulk Stapleford Golborne Bellow Grafton Hampton Hapsford Hatton Hockenhull Hoole Village Horton-by-Malpas Horton-cum-Peel Huxley Iddinshall Kings Marsh Larkton Lea Newbold Lower Kinnerton Macefen Marlston-cum-Lache Mickle Trafford Newton by Malpas Newton-by-Tattenhall Oakmere Oldcastle Overton Picton Poulton Prior's Heys Pulford Saighton Saughall Shocklach Oviatt Shotwick Shotwick Park Stanthorne Stockton Tattenhall Tilstone Fearnall Tiverton Tushingham cum Grindley Utkinton Wimbolds Trafford Wimboldsley Woodbank Wychough
Unparished areas	Chester Ellesmere Port

v t e Ceremonial county of Cheshire
Cheshire Portal
Unitary authorities	Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Halton Warrington
Major settlements (cities in italics)	Alsager Birchwood Bollington Chester Congleton Crewe Culcheth Ellesmere Port Frodsham Handforth Holmes Chapel Knutsford Lymm Macclesfield Malpas Middlewich Nantwich Neston Northwich Poynton Runcorn Sandbach Warrington Widnes Wilmslow Winsford See also: List of civil parishes in Cheshire
Rivers	Bollin Croco Dane Dean Dee Gowy Goyt Mersey Weaver Waldron Wheelock
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