Rostherne
Saint Mary's Church, Rostherne
Rostherne Location within Cheshire
Population	160 (2001 census)
OS grid reference	SJ744837
Civil parish	Millington and Rostherne
Unitary authority	Cheshire East
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KNUTSFORD
Postcode district	WA16
Dialling code	01565
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Tatton
List of places UK England Cheshire 53°21′00″N 2°22′59″W / 53.350°N 2.383°W / 53.350; -2.383

Rostherne is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Millington and Rostherne,^[1] in the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ743835). In 2001 the parish had a population of 160.

To the north of the village is Rostherne Mere and to the south is Tatton Park. The A556 road passes to its west.

History

In the 11th century Rostherene was called Rodestorne, said to mean the Lake of the Holy Cross, from the Anglo-Saxon Rodes, meaning cross and the northern word torne or tarne meaning lake. At the time of the Domesday Book the parish belonged to Gilbert de Venables, Baron of Kinderton, who displaced Ulviet the Saxon as owner of the lands, although there was then only one rateable field in the parish, one team and two acres of wood, the whole only being worth four shillings a year. By 1286 almost all of Rostherne had become part of the Tatton estate, having been sold to Massey of Tatton, except for a portion retained by the Leghs.^[2]

On 1 April 2023 the parish was abolished to form "Millington and Rostherne".^[3]

Buildings

St Mary's Church, Rostherne, is a Grade I listed building,^[4] whose rectory was for many centuries in the possession of the Leighs of West Hall, High Legh.

Notable people

• Michael Wrigley (1924-1995), first-class cricketer, British Army officer and civil servant