Rookery (disambiguation)
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A rookery
is a colony of breeding birds and some marine mammals.
Rookery may also refer to:
Rookery
A rookery is a colony of breeding animals, generally birds. A rook is a Northern European and Central Asian member of the crow family, which nest in prominent colonies at the tops of trees. The term is applied to the nesting place of birds, such as crows and rooks, the source of the term...
is a colony of breeding birds and some marine mammals.
Rookery may also refer to:
- Rookery (slum)Rookery (slum)A rookery was the colloquial British English term given in the 18th and 19th centuries to a city slum occupied by poor people...
, London term for a city slum, building, or ghetto frequented by poor people, criminals and prostitutes - Rookery BuildingRookery BuildingThe Rookery Building is a historic landmark located in the Loop community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Completed by John Wellborn Root and Daniel Burnham of Burnham and Root in 1888, it is considered one of their masterpiece buildings. It once housed the office of the...
, a historic landmark located in the Loop community area of Chicago - Rookery HallRookery HallRookery Hall is an Elizabethan-style mansion located off the B5074 road near the village of Worleston in Cheshire, England. Dating originally from 1816 but extensively altered in the late 19th century, the hall is listed at grade II...
, an Elizabethan-style mansion located near the village of Worleston, Cheshire - Rookery Hill, a football stadium in Thurrock, Essex
- Rookery MoundRookery MoundThe Rookery Mound is an archaeological site near Everglades City, Florida. On November 5, 1996, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.-External links:* at...
, an archaeological site near Everglades City, Florida - The Rookery, NantwichThe Rookery, NantwichThe Rookery, or 125 Hospital Street, is a substantial Georgian townhouse in Nantwich, Cheshire, England. It is located at the end of Hospital Street, on the north side, at the junction with Millstone Lane . The existing building dates from the mid 18th century and is listed at grade II; English...
, a Georgian townhouse in Nantwich, Cheshire - The Rookery, TattenhallThe Rookery, TattenhallThe Rookery is a former country house in the village of Tattenhall, Cheshire, England. The house was originally owned by the Orton family. It was reconstructed in 1909 for F. W. Wignall of the Tate & Lyle company. It has since been used as a nursing home. The house is timber-framed on...
, a house in Tattenhall, Cheshire