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.

Starrock Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chipstead

Historical Forms

  • Storrok 1575 AddCh
  • Storrock 1823 G
  • Stonrocke 1265 Misc
  • atte Stonrock 1325 Ass
  • ate Staurokk' 1332 SR

Etymology

Starrock Green (6″) is Storrok 1575AddCh , Storrock 1823 G, and was the home of Rocius de Stonrocke (1265 Misc), Roger atte Stonrock (1325Ass ), ate Staurokk ' (sic) (1332 SR). The name is self-explanatory and is found elsewhere in this county, and in Sussex and Kent (cf. s. n. The Rocks, PN Sx 391).