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.

Rockhalls Lodge

Other OS name in the Parish of Hendon

Historical Forms

  • Rokeholtes 1446 Pat
  • Rookholtes 1475 HendonSurv
  • Rokeholdes 1547 LP
  • Rockhold 1754 HendonSurv
  • Rowkhowlls 1617 Moore

Etymology

is Rokeholtes 1446 Pat, Rookholtes 1475 HendonSurv, Rokeholdes 1547 LP, Rockhold 1754 HendonSurv, Rowkhowlls 1617 Moore . Cf. Ruckholt (PN Ess 102) . The name may be significant — ' rook-woods ' — or it may be manorial , from someone bearing the name Rookholt .