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.

Rockley

Other OS name in the Parish of Owston

Historical Forms

  • Rookeley 1379 PT
  • Rokley Hall 1542 WillY
  • Rockeley 1600 PRBw

Etymology

, Rookeley 1379 PT (p), Rokley Hall 1542 WillY, Rockeley 1600 PRBw , probably ' rook clearing ' , v. hrōc , lēah .