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.

Rokeby

Major Settlement in the Parish of Rokeby

Historical Forms

  • Rochebi 1086 DB
  • Rokeby 1184 RichReg

Etymology

'Hroca's farm' v. by . For this pers. name v. MLR xiv. 241.ON  Hrókr with loss of gen. is also possible.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement