ROTHBURY, (Northumberland) on the r. Coquet, 223 cm. 281 mm. from London, bel. anciently to the Piercies family, who were Es. of Northumberland, and in the R. of Edw. IV. to Sir Rob. Ogle. It had a castle, to which the barony was annexed. It has a ch. sc. erected for teaching 120 children.