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Survey of English Place-Names

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Rumer Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Welford on Avon

Historical Forms

  • Ruwemere 1255 FF
  • Rumour (Hill) 1777 M 1840 TA

Etymology

, Ruwemere 1255FF , Rumour (Hill )1777 M, 1840TA , probably ' pool in rough ground ' , v. rūh , mere .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement