Rolston
Early-attested site in the Parish of Mappleton
Historical Forms
- Roolfestone 1086 DB
- Roluestun 1086 DB
- Rolveston' 1204 Cur
- Rolleston' 1203 Cur 1246 Ass 1512 FF
- Rolleston' in Holdernes 1336 Ch
- Rolliston 1279 YI
- Rolston(e) c.1265 KF 1289 YI 1464 Test 1577 FF
- Roleston 1285 KI
- Rowston 1527 FF
- Roulston 1585 FF
Etymology
'Rolf 's farmstead,' from OScand Hrólfr (cf. NP 113) and tun.
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