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.

Rowden

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hampsthwaite

Historical Forms

  • Rodun 1086 DB
  • Roudunscaha c.1142 Font
  • Roudon 1301 YI
  • Raudon 1230 Ebor 1406 Testi 1640 PRHmp
  • Rawdon 1406 Testi
  • Rowton 1508,1518 MinAcct
  • Rowden 1574 WillY
  • Rowdone 1583 ib

Etymology

Rowden, Rodun 1086 DB, Roudunscaha c. 1142 Font, Roudon 1301 YI, Raudon 1230 Ebor, 1406 Test i, 1640 PRHmp, Rawdon 1406 Test i, Rowton 1508, 1518MinAcct , Rowden 1574 WillY, Rowdone 1583 ib. 'Red hill', v. rauðr , dūn , sceaga 'copse'.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site