Narlwood Rocks
Early-attested site in the Parish of Oldbury upon Severn
Historical Forms
- le Rokes, Northlode (roke) 1497 AOMB
- Norwood Rocks 1830 M
Etymology
Narlwood Rocks, le Rokes , Northlode (roke )1497AOMB , Norwood Rocks 1830 M. The first theme is 'north passage (in the Severn)', v. norð , (ge)lād. The name denotes a bank of rocks in the middle of the river, round which the main navigable channel passes, v. roke 'rock'.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Battle Elm
- Beggarsbush Lane
- Broadmoor Common
- Camp Fm
- Chapel Ho
- Churngate Fm, Churnmead Fm
- Cloudsmoor Rocks
- Count Lake
- Cowcroft Lane
- Curtey Weir
- Draple Common
- Foss Lane
- Great Leaze Fm
- Ham Lane
- Harestreet Lane
- High Heron Rock
- Jobsgreen Fm
- Knight's Fm
- Lowgoods Fm
- Newlands Gout
- North Ham
- Oldbury Lake
- Oldbury Naite
- Oldbury Pill
- Oldbury Sands & Oldbury Warth
- Pickedmoor Lane
- Pillhead Gout
- Pilsale Long Warth
- Pool Brook
- Priest's Gout
- Pullen's Green
- Rook Fm
- St Arild's Church
- Salmon Pool
- Stoneyard Lane
- The Toot
- Vine Fm
- West End
- West Ham
- Westmarsh Lane
- Whinstone Pool & Whinstone Rocks
- Worthy Fm