Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Rohurst 1475 VR

• the Ro(o)hurst(e), le great(e) Ro(o)hurst(e), litle Ro(o)hurst(e), lytle Ro(o)hurst(e), mydle Ro(o)hurst(e), middel Ro(o)hurst(e) 1537,1544 Chol

• Row Hurst 1845 TA310

Etymology

, 1842 OS , Rohurst 1475 VR, the Ro (o )hurst (e ), le great (e ) Ro (o )hurst (e ), litle Ro (o )hurst (e ), lytle Ro (o )hurst (e ), mydle Ro (o )hurst (e ), middel Ro (o )hurst (e )1537, 1544Chol , Row Hurst 1845TA 310 , perhaps ' rough wood ' , v. rūh , hyrst , but more likely the first el . is rā ' roe-(buck) ' , as suggested by Professor Löfvenberg , hence ' roebuckwood ' .