Roscrowgey (EN) / Roskrowji (KW)

Type: 
Settlement
Parish: 
St Keverne
Hundred: 
Kerrier
Elements: 

krowji

Meaning: 
cottage, cabin, shed, hovel

ros

Meaning: 
hill-spur
Elements notes: 
<ros> ‘hill-spur’ + <krowji> ‘hut, hovel’
Historic forms: 
?Roscroudy c.1250 (Henderson) Water of Rescroudi c.1250 (Henderson) Roscrowdy 1250 (Henderson) Roscreugi 1285 (Gover, 1948)(Henderson) Roscrougi 1285 (Henderson) Roscrousi 1358 (Gover, 1948) Roscrougy 1358 (Henderson) Roscrougy 1359 (Gover, 1948) Roskrowgie 1748 (Martyn, 1748) Roskrowgie 1884 (farm)(Symons, 1884) Roscrowgey 1908 (OS, 1908) Roscrowgey 1948 (Gover, 1948) Roscrowgey 1974 (OS, 1974) Roscrowgey Farm 2016 (OS, 2016) Etymology: