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Survey of English Place-Names

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Rowfield

Other OS name in the Parish of Kniveton

Historical Forms

  • Rouefeld, Rowefeld Hy3,c.1300,Ed1 ib
  • Roghefeld 1330 Ass

Etymology

, Rouefeld , Rowefeld Hy 3, c. 1300, Ed 1 ib,Roghefeld 1330Ass , ' rough open land ' , v. rūh , feld .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement