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.

Rossway

Early-attested site in the Parish of Northchurch

Historical Forms

  • Rothewey 1432 Ct
  • Rothway 1598 Wills 1608 Lansd 1719 FF c.1825 O.S.

Etymology

Rossway is Rothewey 1432Ct , Rothway 1598 Wills, 1608Lansd , 1719FF , c. 1825 O.S. The first element is the OE  roþ , 'clearing,' etc., discussed under Roe Green infra 165.