Rowington
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| Population | 944 (2011 census) |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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Rowington is a village and civil parish in the Warwick district, in the county of Warwickshire, England. It is five miles north-west of the town of Warwick and five miles south-west of the town of Kenilworth. The parish, which also includes Lowsonford, Pinley and Mousley End,Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. had a population of 925 according to the 2001 UK Census, increasing to 944 at the 2011 Census.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. The Grand Union Canal runs just south of the village and the M40 motorway is also close by. The Heart of England Way for long-distance walkers passes through the village. The parish church of St. Laurence which dates from medieval times is found on a hill in the centre of the village. In the Tudor era Rowington manor was owned by Queen Catherine Parr.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
Possibly the most famous building however is Shakespeare Hall, where a branch of William Shakespeare's family is reputed to have lived at the same time he was alive, and indeed Rowington is specifically mentioned in Shakespeare's will. It has been claimed he wrote As You Like It there.[1] There is a more modern rival claim (dating from 1973) that that play was written at Billesley.[2]
There were once several windmills in the village but only one remains and its sails have been removed and the building converted into a house. At one time Rowington quarries supplied sandstone for several important buildings including St Philip's Cathedral in Birmingham, the parish church of St. Laurence and nearby Baddesley Clinton manor house. No quarries remain in Rowington.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. The village is home to several farms and livery yards. James Blyth once lived in the village and became a life peer in 1995.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Stretton, Rachel (23 July 2023). "Shakespeare Hall where Bard wrote famous comedy up for sale for £4.5m". Coventry Live. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Palmer, Roy (1994) [1976]. The Folklore of Warwickshire. Llanerch Press. ISBN 978-1-897853-46-7.
Sources
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- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Barker, R. "Rowington - A Warwickshire Parish". Archived from the original on 27 December 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Barker, R. "Rowington - A Brief History". Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Civil Parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."State Intelligence". Crown Office. The London Gazette (54113). The Stationery Office: 10299. 27 July 1995.
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