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.

Roles Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Horley

Historical Forms

  • Roules 1634 SACviii
  • Rowles 1668 Rental

Etymology

is Roules 1634 SAC viii, Rowles 1668Rental . The family name occurs in Newdigate , an adjacent parish , in the 14th century . v. supra 85 .