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.

Little Rowsley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Darley

Historical Forms

  • parva Roulisley c.1250 BelCh
  • parva Roulesley 1330 Ass
  • Parva Rolesleye Ed4 DuLa
  • Lyttyll Rollesley 1489 CPG
  • Parva Roulseleye Hy8 DuLa

Etymology

Little Rowsley (6″), parva Roulisley c. 1250BelCh , parva Roulesley 1330Ass , Parva Rolesleye Ed 4DuLa , Lyttyll Rollesley 1489CPG , Parva Roulseleye Hy 8DuLa . v. lȳtel and Great Rowsley infra 163.