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.

Roedean

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rottingdean

Historical Forms

  • Rowdean Gap 1724 B

Etymology

Roedean (6″) is Rowdean Gap in 1724 (B). Probably 'rough valley,' v. ruh , denu .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement