Great Rollright and Little Rollright
Major Settlement in the Parish of Rollright
Historical Forms
- Rollendri, Parva Rollandri, Rollandri maiore 1086 DB
- Parva Rolendre 1285 Ass
- Rollendricht 1091 Eynsh late12th Eynsh 1363
- Rolindricd' c.1160 RegAntiquiss
- Rollindricth 1196 P
- Rollindrith 1213–28 Eynsh
- Rollindrithe 1222–3 WellsR
- Magna Rollindricht 1233–4 WellsR
- Rolindrich 1236 Fees c.1300
- Rollyndryght 1341 Cl
- Rollindrith 1358,60 Ipm
- Rollyndrith 1359 Ipm
- Little Rollyndrygth 1380 Cl
- Rollenrith 1197 P
- Rollenriht 1198,1200 P
- Rollinrith 1197 P
- Rollinriht 1197,8,9,1200 P
- Kollendrit 1199 Ch
- Magna Bollendr', Parva Collendrih't 1278–9 RH
- Boulondrych Magna 1401–2 FA
- Magna Rolaunderit' 1220 Fees
- Parva Rolandr' 1242–3 Fees
- magna Rollandrich 1268 Ass
- Rollandrithe Parva 1286 Eynsh
- Rolandrith 1297 Cl 1390 Eynsh
- Parva Rolandright 1316 FA
- Great Rolandrith 1317 Cl
- Great Rollandryght 1380 Jeffery
- Rollondryght 1424–5 Jeffery
- Roulandrith' (p), Magna Roulandrith' 1246–7 Ass
- Roulandrith 1247 Ass
- Magna Roulandrithe 1286 Eynsh
- Roulandriht 1346 Ipm
- Roulandright 1346 Cl
- Rolledrich 1268 Ass
- magna Rollebyre, Rollebure 1285 Ass
- Great Rodlandrich 1307 Ch
- Great Rollywright 1346 Ipm
- Rollyngdright 1401–2 FA
- Parva Rollyngrygthe 1414–31 Eynsh
- Rollyngrith 1425 Jeffery
- Rollundryght magna 1419 Jeffery 1428 FA
- Rollundryht magna 1428 FA
- Roulryght 1529 Eynsh
- Greate Rowlright 1662 Jeffery
- Rowlright 1682 Jeffery
- Rowlright magna 1735–6 Jeffery
- Rollwrighte 1577 AD
- Litil Rolleryght, magna Rolryght 1517 DInc
- Rolwright 1765 Jeffery
- Great, Little Rolwright 1797 Davis
- Rolle erthe t.Hy8 Rental
- Rowelwrighte magna alias greater Rowelwryte 1586 Bodl
- Rollandun (Wrollendun) 944 BCS 795
Etymology
Cf. Ekwall (DEPN): “The numerous spellings with -a - suggest that the middle element is land . The name may contain OE landriht 'privileges belonging to the owner of land' (Beowulf etc.), here synonymous with landār 'property.' If so, the first element is no doubt a pers. n., e.g. *Hrolla , a short form of Hrōþlāf or the like.Rollandun (Wrollendun )944 BCS 795 might possibly contain this name.”