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.

Rooksgrove, Rooksmoor

Other OS name in the Parish of Rodborough

Historical Forms

  • Rokismor(e), Rokesmor(e) 1306 Ass 1449 MinAcct 1492,1596 FF
  • Rocksmoores 1659 GR25

Etymology

, Rokismor (e ), Rokesmor (e )1306Ass , 1449MinAcct , 1492, 1596FF , Rocksmoores 1659GR 25 , v. hrōc , grāf , mōr .