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.

Rook

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cornwood

Historical Forms

  • Roke 1325 Ass
  • Westroke 1334 Ass
  • Roka, Est Roke 1337 BM
  • West Rake 1348 Ipm

Etymology

'At the oak,' cf. Rock (PN Wo 69).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement