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Survey of English Place-Names

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Rowell

Other OS name in the Parish of Heversham

Historical Forms

  • Rouhol 1335 Pat
  • Rowel(l) 1547 MinAcct 1569 FF 1571 Kendii,154 1657 Comm

Etymology

, Rouhol 1335 Pat,Rowel (l )1547MinAcct , 1569FF , 1571 Kend ii, 154, 1657Comm , probably ' rough hollow ' , v. rūh , hol 1 , cf. Rough Hill (ii, 192infra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site