Duntisbourne Rouse
Major Settlement in the Parish of Duntisbourne Rouse
Historical Forms
- Dvntesborne 1086 DB
- Duntesb(o)urn(e) 1268 Episc 1285 FA
- Duntesb(o)urn(e) Rus 1287 Ass
- Duntesb(o)urn(e) Rous 1287,1327 1327 SR 1474 Pat
- Duntesb(o)urn(e) Militis 1291 Tax 1298 Episc 1544 LP
- Dunsburn Rowse 1533 FF
Etymology
with other spellings and meaning as for Duntisbourne Abbots (71supra ). The affixes Rous and Militis 'knight' refer to the possession of this place by Sir Roger le Rous and other members of this family in the 13th century (FA ii, 242, 245, 1294 Ipm, 1327SR ).