The Rockingham Mausoleum

The Rockingham Mausoleum, , near , , England is a cenotaph commemorating Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, who was Prime Minister at the time of his death in 1782.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Tomb
  • Description: Grade I listed building in Wentworth, South Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Rockingham Mausoleum” and “Rockingham Mausoleum including obelisks and railed enclosure”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Mary and Doric Temple.

Church
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1 mile south of The Rockingham Mausoleum.

Monument
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is a monument, which is situated 1 mile west of The Rockingham Mausoleum.

Tower
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is a 30-metre-high tower and Grade II* listed building on a ridge in in northern England. It was designed by Henry Flitcroft for the Whig aristocrat Thomas Watson-Wentworth, Earl of Malton to commemorate the quashing of the 1745 Jacobite rebellion. is situated 1 mile north of The Rockingham Mausoleum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greasbrough and Abdy.

Village
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in , in , England. The village falls in the Ward of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in , England. is located about 2 miles west of . The earliest reference to is in the 13th century in the cartulary of .

Hamlet
Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in the borough of , England, near the southern boundary of Wentworth Woodhouse, formerly the family seat of the Earls Fitzwilliam. is situated 1½ miles southwest of The Rockingham Mausoleum.

The Rockingham Mausoleum

Latitude
53.46841° or 53° 28′ 6″ north
Longitude
-1.37854° or 1° 22′ 43″ west
Open location code
9C5WFJ9C+9H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 669331970
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tomb
Wiki­data ID
Q17529431
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Highlights include Mausoleum Plantation and Upper Swallow Wood.

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