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.

Rowhook

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rudgwick

Historical Forms

  • Rowhooke Landes 1601 ADv

Etymology

Rowhook is Rowhooke Landes (1601 AD v) and gave name to Henry atte Rowhook of Warnham (1327 SR). 'Rough hook or corner of land,' v. ruh , hoc . There is a projecting hill here.