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.

Rew (Head)

Other OS name in the Parish of Buckland Newton

Historical Forms

  • Rew 1795 Boswell
  • Rew Grd 1838 TA

Etymology

, Rew 1795 Boswell, Rew Grd 1838TA , v. rǣw ' a row (of houses or trees) ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement