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.

Rosehayne Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Yarcombe

Historical Forms

  • Rowysheys 1445 Rental
  • Ravysheys 1467 Ct

Etymology

is Rowysheys 1445Rental , Ravysheys 1467Ct . The first element is a pers. name , perhaps Ralph . Cf. Rose Ash supra 391 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement