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.

Rossett Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of Pannal

Historical Forms

  • Rosert(e) 1086 DB
  • Rosthurst 1301 YI
  • Rossehirst 1170–85 YCh 1575 KnaresWill
  • Ros(s)hirst(e) 1319 Cl 1558 MinAcct 1591 YDiv
  • Rosset(t) 1439 MinAcct 1443 BM 1498 MinAcct 1522 KnaresWill 1674 Hrg
  • Roset 1457 FountBurs
  • Rothirst 1523 KnaresWill
  • Russit Green 1771 M

Etymology

'Horse wood', v. hross , hyrst . The spelling from YCh is thought by Farrer to belong to Wyke or East Keswick (Harewood); if that is so, it is a parallel name. The DB and the modern forms arise by dissimilation.