Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Rodestorne 1086 DB

• Rodest', Rodestor(n) l12–e13 Chest, Facs, Orm2, AddCh, Bark, Dieul

• Rodesthorn(e) c.1190 Sheaf 17 Tab 13

• Rodeston c.1220 Clif c.1229 Bark

• Rodestu e13 Orm2

• Roddest' c.1226–8 Dieul

• Rosthorne H2 Orm2 17 1188(17),1270(17) MidCh 1366,1443 ChRR 1581

• Rosthorn 1408 Orm2 1724 NotCestr

• Rostorn(e) 1554,1671 Sheaf

• Rosthern(e) 1324 Mere 1388 ChRR 1677 Sheaf

• Rosthern(e) alias Rotherston 1696 Dep

• Rosthern 1724 NotCestr

• Rostern(e) 1589 ChRR 1660 Sheaf

• Roston c.1536–9 Leland 1691 Sheaf

• Rostarn 1558 Orm2

• Rothesterne c.1188 Tab

• Rothestorn 1346 (1471) ChRR, Cuer, Plea, Adl, Sheaf

• Rothestorn 1503 Plea

• Rothstorn 1530 Plea

• Rothstorn(e) 1606 ChRR

• Rothsthorn 1372 Cuer 1503 Plea

• Rothsterne 1662,1673,1694 Sheaf

• Rothstorm 1467 Adl

• Rothsterne 1694 Sheaf

• Raudestorn' c.1190 AddCh 1190–1211 ChFor 1353–7

• Raudestor' 1202–14 Facs

• Raudesthoren c.1280 CoLegh

• Roullestorn' 1189–99 AddCh

• Roulistoren c.1245 CoLegh

• Roudestorn(e) c.1188–1209 MidCh c.1210 Orm2 e13 1226–8 Chest

• Roudesthorn(e) e13 Dieul 13 Sheaf 17

• Roudesthoren 13 Orm2

• Roudestone e13 Sheaf

• Roudestro e13 Orm2

• Roud' e13 Dieul

• Roudistor' c.1300 Tab

• Reudestorn' 1195–1205 Facs

• Rudest' e13 Orm2

• Rudeston (p), Ruddest' e13 Dieul

• Radestr' 1208–10 Orm2

• Rouistr' 1210 Mass

• Rouestorn 1214–23 Chest, Tab, JRL, Pat, ChRR, Plea, Chol, ChCert, Earw, Dav, Eyre, Orm2, Mere, BM, Dow

• Rouestorn 1428 Orm2

• Roustorn e13 Tab 1319 JRL 1530 Plea

• Rowestorn 1417 ChRR 1437 Pat

• Rowstorn 1431 BM 1528 Dow

• Rowstornia 13 Tab

• Rowstorn(e) 1530 Plea

• Rowsthorn(e) 1319 JRL 1505 ChRR

• Rowstherne e13 Tab

• Rowsterne 1413 Mere

• Roustorne 1530 Plea

• Rouston' c.1468 Dav

• Rowston 1558 Orm2

• Rosethorn 1543 Cuer

• Rotherston c.1220 Orm2 17 Sheaf 1618

• Routhist' c.1225 CASNSx

• Routhestorn 1226–8 Chest c.1232

• Routhestorn 1535 VE

• Routhistorn 1318 Eyre

• Rowthestorn m13 Tab 1417 ChRR

• Rowthistorn c.1295 CoLegh

• Routhstorn 1511(1571),1526(1581) ChRR

• Rowthstorn 1584 ChRR

• Rowthstorn(e) 1526 ChRR 1581

• Rowthstorna c.1295 CoLegh

• Rowthsthor' a.1261 Orm2

• Rowthsthorn(e) 1291 Tax 1584 ChRR

• Rowthsthorne 1584 ChRR

• Rowthston 1386 IpmR

• Rowthstorum 1391 Bark

• Rowthstron 1421 Sheaf

• Routhastorne 1385 BW

• Routhosturen 1528 Dow

• Rondethoren 1263–7 Bark

• Rousthestorne 1308 Orm2 17

• Rousthesthorn 1316 JRL 1535 VE

• Rousthesthern 1318 Mere

• Rousteston 1385 IpmR

• Rowthorn' 1308 JRL

• Rowthorn' alias Rosethorn 1543 Cuer

• Rowthorne 1536 Dugd 1554 MinAcct 1560 Sheaf

• Ruthesthorn 1312 ChRR

• Routhethorn' 1443 JRL

• Raustorne 1452 Sheaf 1464 JRL 1476 Chol l15 Orm2

• Rausthorn 1656 Orm2

• Rawsthorne 1493 Sheaf

• Rawstorne 1500 AddCh 1554 Pat 1626 ChRR

• Rauthestorne 1506 JRL

• Rauthestorn 1511 Plea

• Rornston 1517 AddCh

• Raston 1546 Dugd 1554 Pat

• Rorstorne 1549 Pat

• Rowherstone 1739 LRMB264

Etymology

'Rauðr's thorn-tree', from the ON  pers.n. Rauðr (ODan  Røth ) and þorn, þyrne . Professor Sørenson observes that þorn may have a collective meaning 'thorn-trees; a place growing with thorn-trees'.