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.

Rowlee Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hope Woodlands

Historical Forms

  • Rowlee Ed4,Hy8 DuLa
  • Rooly Eliz ib
  • Rowley 1607 MinAcct 1634 Woll

Etymology

Rowlee Fm, Rowlee Ed 4, Hy 8DuLa , Rooly Eliz ib, Rowley 1607MinAcct , 1634Woll . 'Rough clearing', v. rūh , lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement