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.

Rawstone

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bishop's Nympton

Historical Forms

Raweston' 1242 Fees795

Roweston 1306 Ass

Rowyston 1333 SR

Etymology

Hence, 'Ralph's farm,' v. tun .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement

Bishop's Nympton