Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Roscebi 1086 DB

• Roxebi 1201 1210 Cur

• Roxeby 1224 Welles 1237,1242 RRG 1252 FF 1263 1275 RH

• Roxeby iuxta Ryseby 1285 FF 1286 Abbr 1287 Ipm 1291 Cl 1293,1313 Pat 1556 et passim

• Roxebe 1314 Inqaqd

• Rochesberia 1090–1100 YChvi 1402 France 1100–08 YChvi 17 1147–53

• Rokesbia 1100–08 YChvi Ed3

• Rokesbye 1186 Dugdvi

• Rokesbi 1188 P R1 Ch 1311 P 1190,1191,1192,1193 FF 1199 Dane l12 Cur 1201 Ass 1202 Abbr 1210 P 1210 Fees 1212 Ass 1219

• Rokesby 1219 FF 1220 Cur 1223 FF 1227 Cur 1249 FF 1311 Pat 1365 Misc 1413 Fine

• Rochesbi c1115 LS 1162,1163,1168,1194 P 1197 FF 1206 P

• Rochesby 1136–40 Pat 1464 YChvi 1166–79 OblR 1401 1206

• Rokebi 1180 P 1218 Ass

• Rokeby 1201,1203 Cur

• Roxby 1130–39 YChvi 1311 Drax 1150–58(m14),1189(m14),a1197(m14) AD 1285 Cl 1290 Tax 1291 Abbr 1292 FA 1316 Pat 1319,1322 SR 1327 Banco 1328 Pat 1330 Orig 1332 Pat 1333 Cl 1333 Pat 1339

• Roxbye 1547,1563 Pat 1576 Saxton 1610 Speed

• Roxbie 1576 LER

• Rocksby 1661 VisitN

Etymology

'Hrók's farmstead, village', from the ON  pers.n. Hrókr and bȳ, identical with Roxby House PN YN 225. The modern name is derived from the strong form of the pers.n., Hrókr ; those without medial -es - are presumably from the weak form Hróki . In accordance with early AN usage OE and ON  clk is represented by -ch - before -e -. Forms in -beria are also recorded for Scawby and Tealby in the same documents as for Roxby. They are not however supported by similar spellings elsewhere and are no doubt to be regarded as “sports”.