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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.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Christleton Parish Rowton Parish Cheshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Rowton |
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