Roe Green and Roe Wood
Early-attested site in the Parish of Sandon
Historical Forms
- Roðe c.940 BCS737 14th
- la Rod', in bosco de Rodewode 1222 StPaulsDB
- Rothewodevaley, Rothegrene, le Rothewode 1335 ib
- Rowe Greene 1611 ib
Etymology
Roe Green and Roe Wood are Roðe c. 940 (14th) BCS 737, la Rod ', in bosco de Rodewode 1222 StPaulsDB, le Rothegrene 1277, la Rothe 1284, le Rothefeld 1329StPauls , Rothewodevaley , Rothegrene , le Rothewode 1335 ib., Rowe Greene 1611 ib. This is the OE roþ , 'clearing,' discussed in PN Nth 118–19, s. n. Rothwell.