Rowthorne is a Village in the county of Derbyshire.

Rowthorne postcode: S44 5QQ

Retail in Rowthorne

There are great places to visit near Rowthorne including some great ancient sites, historic monuments, towns, caves, old mines, mountains, hiking areas, lakes, hills, ruins, rivers and streams, waterfalls, historic buildings, cities and shopping centres.

The area around Rowthorne boasts some of the best ancient sites including Arbor Low Henge, Gib Hill Oval Barrow and Bowl Barrow, and Carl Wark Hillfort.

Arbor Low Henge is a great place to visit close to Rowthorne if you like historic monuments.

Rowthorne has some unmissable towns nearby like Castleton, Buxton, Darley Dale, and Hope.

Caves to visit near Rowthorne include Blue John Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern, and Odin Mine.

Blue John Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern, and Odin Mine are great places to visit near Rowthorne if you like old mines.

Kinder Scout is one of Rowthorne's best, nearby mountains to visit in Rowthorne.

There are a number of hiking areas near Rowthorne including Kinder Scout, Errwood Hall (ruin), Three Shires Head, and Hope Valley.

Rowthorne is near some unmissable lakes like Errwood Reservoir,

Don't miss Shining Tor, and Higger Tor's hills if visiting the area around Rowthorne.

There are a several good ruins in the Rowthorne area like Errwood Hall (ruin), and Castedge (ruin).

Rowthorne's best nearby rivers and streams can be found at River Dane at Three Shires Head, and Panniers Pool.

The area around Rowthorne features a number of interesting waterfalls including Panniers Pool Waterfall, and Three Shires Head Waterfall.

There are a number of historic buildings near Rowthorne including Solomon's Temple, and St Mary's Church Derby.

Places near Rowthorne feature a number of interesting cities including Derby.

There are a several good shopping centres in the area around Rowthorne like Derbion.

Rowthorne History

There are some historic monuments around Rowthorne:

• King's Mill viaduct
• Market cross, Kirkby in Ashfield
• Fishponds 220m east of St Wilfrid's Church
• Standing cross, Clowne
• Roman villa ESE of Northfield House
• Markland Grips promontory fort
• Bowl barrow, 240m SSE of Woodend Farm
• Standing cross on Church Street, Mansfield Woodhouse
• Langwith Cave
• Pinxton Castle motte and fortified manor with moated site and five fishponds
• Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge, including Boat House Cave and Church Hole Cave
• Bolsover Castle: eleventh century motte and bailey castle, twelfth century tower keep castle and seventeenth century country house.
• Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge including Pinhole Cave, Mother Grundy's Parlour and Robin Hood's Cave
• Skegby Manor House, immediately south east of Pond Cottage
• Sutton Scarsdale Hall
• Stainsby defended manorial complex including site of chapel
• Four watchtowers SW of town
• Ash Tree Cave
• Pleasley Colliery
• Medieval town defences, 183m south east of church of St Mary and St Lawrence, and 335m north east of Bolsover Castle
• Castle Hill fortified manor
• Mound on Hamilton Hill
• Hardwick Old Hall: an Elizabethan great house