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.

Rora

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ilsington

Historical Forms

  • la Hore 1230 P 1238 Ass
  • atte Hore 1399 Rental

Etymology

probably identical with la Hore 1230 P, 1238Ass , atte Hore 1399Rental (all p), representing ME  at ther ore , v. æt , ora . The farm stands at the foot of a steep slope. For the final vowel, v. Introd. xxxvi.