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.

Roans

Other OS name in the Parish of Crosby Ravensworth

Historical Forms

  • ye Roans 1624 PR
  • Rowans 1678 ib
  • Rouns 1859 OS

Etymology

, 1841TA , ye Roans 1624 PR, Rowans 1678 ib, Rouns 1859OS , v. raun ' rowantree, mountain ash ' .