What is Rothbury?
{{Multiple image | align = | image1 = Rothburycentre2.jpg | caption1 = Rothbury town centre | caption2 = Looking east along Town Foot | image2 = Looking east along Town Foot, Rothbury - geograph.org.uk - 1382820.jpg | width = }}'''Rothbury''' is a town in [[Northumberland]], [[England]] beside the [[:en:River_Coquet|River Coquet]]. At the [[:en:United_Kingdom_Census_2011|2001 Census]], it had a population of 2,107. <ref>{{cite web|title=Parish population 2011|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11128033&c=Rothbury&d=16&e=62&g=6452808&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1435758469563&enc=1|access-date=1 July 2015|archive-date=10 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710002416/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11128033&c=Rothbury&d=16&e=62&g=6452808&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1435758469563&enc=1|url-status=dead}}</ref> Rothbury was an important town in the [[Middle Ages|middle ages]]. In 1291, Rothbury was made a [[market town]] and became a centre for trade in [[cattle]] and [[wool]] for the surrounding villages. In the Victorian era Rothbury developed due to two reasons. The first is that is was connected to the [[Rail transport|railway]]. The second reason was that the [[:en:Industrialist|industrialist]] [[:en:William_Armstrong,_Baron_Armstrong_of_Cragside|Sir William Armstrong]] lived in the town, building his country house [[:en:Cragside|Cragside]] just outside Rothbury between 1862 and 1865. The house and its gardens are now owned by the [[:en:National_Trust|National Trust]] and are open to the public, attracting many visitors to the area. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Towns in Northumberland]] {{UK-stub}}