Rockbeare
Major Settlement in the Parish of Rockbeare
Historical Forms
- Rochebera, Rocebera 1086 DB(Exon)
- Rochebere
- Rokeber(e) 1196 AC 1242 Fees763 1260 BM 1261 Exon
- Rokebear(e) 1261 Exon 1275 RH 1316 FA
- Rokebear(e) juxta Aylesbeare 1322 FF
- Rokebyar 1316 FA
- Rokkebeare 1452 Ct
Etymology
'Rook wood,' v. hroc , bearu . To this day there is a strip of woodland by Rockbeare House called 'The Rookery' (6″).