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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.

Lawn Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of East Tisbury

Historical Forms

  • Roughcombe 1344 Ipm
  • Rocombe 1377 Inqaqd
  • Roghcombe 1382 FF 1386 Pat
  • Roucombe 1495 Ipm
  • Rowcomb(e) 1553 FF 1634 Recov
  • Lawn Farm 1773 AandD
  • the Lawns 1809 Hoare

Etymology

Lawn Fm, olim Rowcombe, is Roughcombe 1344 Ipm, Rocombe 1377 Inq aqd, Roghcombe 1382FF , 1386 Pat, Roucombe 1495 Ipm, Rowcomb (e )1553FF , 1634Recov , Lawn Farm 1773 A and D, the Lawns 1809 Hoare. 'Rough valley,' v. ruh , cumb .For the identification, cf. Hoare 435. For lawn, cf. infra 440.