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.

Little Roke

Early-attested site in the Parish of Coulsdon

Historical Forms

  • le Roke 1550 LRMB
  • Roke 1552 BM
  • atte Roke 1367 Chertsey

Etymology

Little Roke (6″) is le Roke 1550LRMB , Roke 1552 BM, and was the home of Adam atte Roke (1367Chertsey ). This is for earlier ME  after oke , 'at the oak,' cf. Rook (PN D 270).