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.

Rowantree Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Kingwater

Historical Forms

  • Roundtrehill 1603 Gilsland
  • Rontreehill 1677 PR(Laner)
  • Rountreyhill 1689 ib
  • Roantreehill 1727 ib
  • Rowntree Hill 1832 Boothby

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Roundtrehill 1603 Gilsland, Rontreehill 1677 PR (Laner), Rountreyhill 1689 ib., Roantreehill 1727 ib., Rowntree Hill 1832Boothby .