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.

Rumonsleigh Cottages

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tavistock and Tavistock Hamlets

Historical Forms

  • Rumonslegh 1349 FF
  • Remmenlegh juxta Tavystoke 1371 IpmR
  • Romanesleghe 1416 Deed

Etymology

'Rumon's leah,' referring to St Rumon, the patron saint of Tavistock Abbey. The name is found also in Ruan Major and Minor (Co) and goes back ultimately to the Latin Romanus .