English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Roughwood Park

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chalfont St Giles

Historical Forms

  • le Rowewode 1296 HMCxv
  • Row Wood 1826 B

Etymology

Self-explanatory. The true form would be Row-wood (v. ruh ) but the modern form has been refashioned under the influence of the independent adj.