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Survey of English Place-Names

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Rook Hall

Other OS name in the Parish of Little Totham

Historical Forms

  • Rook(e)haule 1364 ib
  • Rook(e)hawe 1395 ib
  • Rook(e)hall 1454 IpmR
  • Rukehale 1514 FF

Etymology

is Rook (e )haule 1364 ib., Rook (e )hawe 1395 ib., Rook (e )hall 1454IpmR, Rukehale 1514FF . ' Rook-nook ' or ' hall , ' v. hroc , healh , heall .

Places in the same Parish