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.

Shelley's Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Loughton

Historical Forms

  • Rokescroft and Shelley's land 1665 Loughton

Etymology

Shelley's Hill (6″) is Roukes in 1585, Rokescroft and Shelley 's land in 1665 (Loughton). Cf. Thomas Rok (1327SR ) and Thomas son of John Shelley (1567SR ), who held Roukes in 1585 (Loughton).