The Rockingham Mausoleum
The Rockingham Mausoleum, Wentworth, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England is a cenotaph commemorating Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, who was Prime Minister at the time of his death in 1782.Photo: Tony Bacon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- 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 of St Mary
Church
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Mary is situated 1 mile south of The Rockingham Mausoleum.
Doric Temple
Monument
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Doric Temple is a monument, which is situated 1 mile west of The Rockingham Mausoleum.
Hoober Stand
Tower
Photo: John Clive Nicholson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoober Stand is a 30-metre-high tower and Grade II* listed building on a ridge in Wentworth, South Yorkshire 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. Hoober Stand is situated 1 mile north of The Rockingham Mausoleum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greasbrough and Abdy.
Greasbrough
Village
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greasbrough is a small village in Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England. The village falls in the Greasbrough Ward of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council.
Abdy
Hamlet
Photo: Neil Theasby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abdy is a hamlet in South Yorkshire, England. Abdy is located about 2 miles west of Swinton. The earliest reference to Abdy is in the 13th century in the cartulary of Monk Bretton Priory.
Scholes
Hamlet
Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scholes is a small village in the Rotherham borough of South Yorkshire, England, near the southern boundary of Wentworth Woodhouse, formerly the family seat of the Earls Fitzwilliam. Scholes is situated 1½ miles southwest of The Rockingham Mausoleum.
The Rockingham Mausoleum
- Categories: mausoleum, historic site, and burial
- Location: Wentworth, Rotherham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.46841° or 53° 28′ 6″ northLongitude
-1.37854° or 1° 22′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C5WFJ9C+9HOpenStreetMap ID
way 669331970OpenStreetMap feature
historic=tombWikidata ID
Q17529431
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