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Survey of English Place-Names

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Growen Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cullompton

Historical Forms

  • Growen, Growhayes 1701 Recov

Etymology

No certainty is possible with regard to the first element. The second shows the common variation between hayes and hayne , cf. Hayne supra 129. The -en is the reduced form of hayne in the colloquial pronunciation of the compound, cf. Cottarson infra 609.