English Place-name Society

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.

Slough Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rampisham

Historical Forms

  • Slowe 1630 Deed
  • Slough 1811 OS 1839 TA

Etymology

Slough Fm (ST 561036), Slowe 1630Deed , Slough 1811 OS, 1839TA , cf. William atte Slo 1332 SR, v. slōh 'a slough, a miry place'.