Patron, Charles John Brandling, Esq. It was distinguished among the numerous Manors of the Lacies, dependent on the Castle of Pontefract, by having a Castlet or Manor House near the Church, of which a mass of strong grout work yet remains. The Church of Rothwell was appropriated to the Priory of Nostel, to which it was given, according to Burton, by Robert de Lacy. Here is a Charity School, founded by the late John Bromley, gentlemen, of Wakefield, in 1722. Information on the following places in this Parish is contained on a supplementary page.
Churches Here are photographs of Churches etc.
The Baptist Church , Rothwell. The Roman Catholic Church , Rothwell. All Saints' Church , Woodlesford. The Methodist Church , Woodlesford. The Church of St. John the Evangelist , Oulton.