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Rotherham

Rotherham , city (1991 pop. 122,374) and metropolitan district, N England, at the confluence of the Don and Rother rivers. Situated in a principal coal district, the city manufactures steel, brass, clothing, electrical equipment, chemicals, glass, and beer. On an old bridge over the Don is a 15th-century chapel. Technical and art colleges are located in Rotherham.

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A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Â© A Dictionary of British Place-Names 2003, originally published by Oxford University Press 2003. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Rotherham Rothm. Rodreham 1086 (DB). ‘Homestead or village on the River Rother’. Celtic river-name (meaning ‘chief river’) + OE hām.

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Rotherham, New Zealand, UK UK (England): formerly Rodreham ‘Homestead on the (River) Rother’ from the river name meaning ‘chief river’ and hām.

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