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.

Rowrah

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lamplugh

Historical Forms

  • Rowra 1583 PR

Etymology

Cf. Rucwrabek 1248 StB. 'Rough corner,' v. ruh , (v).