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Rowlandfield Plant., Rowland's Lum

Other OS name in the Parish of Lowther

Historical Forms

  • Rowland's Lunn 1859 OS
  • Rolland, Rowland 1712 PR

Etymology

, Rowland 's Lunn 1859OS , namedfrom the local family of Rolland , Rowland (1712 PR 54et freq ) , v. lumm ' pool ' , here one in the R. Leith .