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.

Rockness Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Horsley

Historical Forms

  • Rockness Hill 1830 TA
  • Rocesnest 1248 Ass

Etymology

, Rockness Hill 1830TA , Rocesnest 1248Ass (p) , ' the rook's nest ' , v. hrōc , nest .