Rookwith
Major Settlement in the Parish of Thornton Watlass
Historical Forms
- Rocvid, Rocuid 1086 DB
- Rokewyk 1184 RichReg 1283 Rich 1290 Ch
- Rokkewyt 1280 YI 1283 Rich
- Rok(e)wyth(e) 1536 YChant 1539 Dugdv.578
- Rookwith 1561 RichWills
Etymology
'Rook wood' from OE hroc (or ON hrókr ) and viðr. The forms with final -k are due to the scribe misreading -wit as -wic .(For this error cf. Leckby 181supra .)