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.

Rowden

Other OS name in the Parish of Halwell

Historical Forms

  • Rowedon(e) 1330 Oliver 1427 SR

Etymology

is Rowedon (e )n.d.Oliver 172, 1330SR (p), 1427 IpmR . ' Rough hill , ' v. ruh , dun .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement