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Survey of English Place-Names

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Rock Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bebington

Historical Forms

  • Rock Fm 1831 Bry 1842 OS
  • þe Rock House 1689,1750 Sheaf

Etymology

Rock Fm (lost, 109–332868), Rock Fm 1831 Bry, 1842 OS, þe Rock House 1689, 1750 Sheaf, cf. Rock Hole 1831 Bry a deep place in R. Mersey, Rock Ferry 246supra , and foll., v. rokke , hūs , hol 1 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name