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.

Rowtam

Field in the Parish of Rearsby

Historical Forms

  • Rowtam 1612 Terrier 1625 Terrier
  • Routum 1731 Terrier
  • Rowtham Leys 1709 Terrier

Etymology

Rowtam 1612, 1625, Rowtham 1675, 1745, Routum 1731, Rowtham Leyes 1700, 1703, 1712, Rowtham Leys 1709 (v. leys) (v. Routholme in adjoining Queniborough f. ns. (a) which no doubt records the same feature)