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

Other OS name in the Parish of Witheridge

Historical Forms

  • Rowedon 1285 FA
  • Rouwedon 1359 ADvi 1374 IpmR

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Rowedon 1285 FA, Rouwedon 1359AD vi, 1374 IpmR . ' Rough hill , ' v. ruh , dun .