ROTHWELL, a parish in the wapentake of BRADLEY-HAVERSTOE, parts of LINDSEY, county of LINCOLN, 2 miles (E. S. E.) from Caistor, containing 197 inhabitants. The living is a discharged rectory, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Lincoln, rated in the king's books at £7. 10. 10., and in the patronage of Lord Viscount Midleton. The church is dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene.