Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Row Down Coppice 1839 TA

• Rowedon 1408 Weld1

• montem vocat' (le) Row(e)dovne, montem vocat' (le) Row(e)down(e), montem vocat' (le) Row(e)doun(e) 1434,1435 Weld1

• boscus voc' Row(e)doun 1442 Weld1 1839 TA

• 1 furlong voc' Rodoun 1446 Rent

• (le) Roudoun 1457,1464 Weld1

• Roughdown(e) 1638 1641,1861 Hutch3

Etymology

Row Down Coppice (SY 828839), Row Down Coppice 1839TA , Rowedon 1408Weld 1, montem vocat ' (le ) Row (e )dovne , montem vocat ' (le ) Row (e )down (e ), montem vocat ' (le ) Row (e )doun (e )1434, 1435Weld 1, boscus voc ' Row (e )doun 1442Weld 1et freq to 1839TA , 1 furlong voc ' Rodoun 1446Rent , (le ) Roudoun 1457, 1464Weld 1, Roughdown (e )1638ib , 1641, 1861 Hutch3, 'rough hill', v. rūh (wk.obl. rūgan ), dūn , cf. Roudon in E Lulworth par. infra .