Rothwell

name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A small village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1599). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Kettering borough (OS grid ref SP8181). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A market town and ward in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3428). countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A coastal suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Old English *roþa, the genitive plural of *roþ (“forest clearing”) + wielle (“spring”).

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