Arrow
Major Settlement in the Parish of Arrow
Historical Forms
- Arosætna 11th BCS297
- Arne (sic) 710 BCS127 14th
- Arue 1086 DB 1230 P
- Arwa c.1086 Evesham 1190
- Aruue 1070–77 ChronEve
- Arwe 1194 Cur 1275 FF
- Arewe 1220 FF 1390 ADiii
- Arowe 1233 Cl 1327 Ch 1428 FA
- Arrowe 1535 VE
- Aruw(e) 1275 RH 1316 FA 1344 Ass
Etymology
The place takes its name from the river on which it stands (supra 1). For the doubtful first form v. Introd. xviii, n. 2.