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.