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.

Roxford

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hertingfordbury

Historical Forms

  • Rochesforde 1086 DB
  • Rokeforde 1204 Cur 1226 FF
  • Rokesford(e) 1226,1240 1247 Ass 1252–8 ADiii
  • Rokesforthe 1543 DeedsEnrolled

Etymology

Roxford is Rochesforde 1086 DB, Rokeforde 1204 Cur, 1226FF , Rokesford (e )1226, 1240 ib., 1247Ass , 1252–8 AD iii, Rokesforthe 1543Deeds Enrolled . 'Rook's ford' or 'ford of a man named Hroc ,' cf. Ruxford (PN D 412).

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement