Rough Grey Bottom
Early-attested site in the Parish of Dunkeswell
Historical Forms
- Ruffegereihey 1253 Buckland
- Ruffegreihega 13th Buckland
- Ruffegreydowne 16th Oliver
- Roughegrey Comon 1550 AOMB
Etymology
In 1253 (Buckland) Eleanor Rufferegerey held land here, so that we probably have here an example of the ME hay added to a pers. name, a common type of place-name in East Devon, v. Hayne supra 129.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Knap
- Steart Copse
- Stentwood
- Trott's Down Moors
- West Hill
- Park
- Penn Copse
- Abbey Wood
- Beancroft
- Cleve Copse
- Hutshayes