Rothbury is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, located on the River Coquet near the Simonside Hills and the Northumberland National Park.

The village is popular with walkers, and is known for the Victorian mansion Cragside, located nearby. It has a population of 1,740

The first mention of Rothbury, according to a local history, was in around 1100 AD, as Routhebiria, or "Routha's town" ("Hrotha", according to Beckensall). An Anglo-Saxon cross in the village's church is the only surviving pre-conquest remains. The village was retained as a crown possession after the conquest, being made over to the lords of Warkworth in 1204. Rothbury was a relatively important village in Coquetdale, being a crossroads situated on a ford of the river Coquet, with turnpike roads leading to Newcastle upon Tyne, Alnwick, Hexham and Morpeth. It was chartered as a market town in 1291, and became a centre for dealing in cattle and wool for the surrounding villages. A market cross was erected in 1722, but demolished in 1827. In the 1760s, according to Bishop Pococke, the village also had a small craft industry, including hatters. At that time, the village's vicarage and living was in the gift of the Bishop of Carlisle, and worth £500 per year.

The village was the terminus of a branch line from Scots Gap on the North British Railway line from Morpeth to Reedsmouth. The last passenger trains ran on 15 September 1952 and the line closed completely on 9 November 1963. The village is now served by a bus service which runs via Longframlington, Longhorsley, Morpeth and continues to Newcastle, the nearest city.