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.

Rowlers Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Croughton

Historical Forms

  • Roulowe c.1260 Magd
  • Rowler 1808 EnclA

Etymology

Rowlers Fm is Roulowe c. 1260Magd , Rowler 1808EnclA .'Rough hill,' v. ruh , hlaw . Kelly gives the name as Rowler Fm, which is probably more correct, the s being pseudo-manorial.The 1″ map has Powlers Fm, a printing error.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement