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.

Rowleygreen Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Shenley

Historical Forms

  • Roweleye 1287 Ass
  • Rouley(e) 1386 Rental 1519 FF
  • le Rouleye 1394 Moulton
  • Rowley Green 1668 Sess

Etymology

Rowleygreen Fm is Roweleye 1287Ass , Rouley (e )1386Rental , 1519 FF, le Rouleye 1394 Moulton, Rowley Green 1668 Sess.'Rough clearing,' v. ruh , leah .