The name "Rokeby" means 'Hroca's farm/settlement' or 'rook farm/settlement'.[6] Rokeby was recorded in the Domesday Book as Rochebi.[7] There are no remains of the deserted medieval village of Rokeby[8] or the deserted medieval village of Mortham.[9] Rokeby was "Rochebi" in the 11th century and Rookeby in the 16th and 17th centuries.[10] On 1 April 1974 Rokeby was transferred from the county of Yorkshire North Riding to Durham.[11]
rokeby, county, durham, rokeby, rohk, civil, parish, about, miles, from, barnard, castle, county, durham, district, ceremonial, county, durham, england, parish, includes, hamlet, greta, bridge, 2011, parish, population, parish, touches, barningham, boldron, bo. Rokeby ˈ r oʊ k b i ROHK bee is a civil parish about 2 5 miles from Barnard Castle in the County Durham district in the ceremonial county of Durham England The parish includes the hamlet of Greta Bridge In 2011 the parish had a population of 158 1 The parish touches Barningham Boldron Bowes Brignall Egglestone Abbey Westwick Whorlton and Wycliffe with Thorpe 2 The A66 runs through the area 3 Rokeby shares a parish council with Brignall and Egglestone Abbey called Rokeby Brignall amp Egglestone Abbey Parish Council 4 RokebyRokebyLocation within County DurhamArea15 89 km2 6 14 sq mi Population158 2011 census Density10 km2 26 sq mi Civil parishRokebyUnitary authorityCounty DurhamShire countyDurhamRegionNorth EastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomWebsitewww wbr rokebybrignallandegglestonabbeyparishcouncil wbr org wbr ukList of places UK England County Durham 54 31 10 N 1 53 22 W 54 519522 N 1 8894258 W 54 519522 1 8894258 Contents 1 Features 2 History 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksFeatures editThere are 38 listed buildings in Rokeby 5 History editThe name Rokeby means Hroca s farm settlement or rook farm settlement 6 Rokeby was recorded in the Domesday Book as Rochebi 7 There are no remains of the deserted medieval village of Rokeby 8 or the deserted medieval village of Mortham 9 Rokeby was Rochebi in the 11th century and Rookeby in the 16th and 17th centuries 10 On 1 April 1974 Rokeby was transferred from the county of Yorkshire North Riding to Durham 11 See also editRokeby ParkReferences edit Rokeby City Population De Retrieved 27 November 2021 Rokeby Ordnance Survey Retrieved 27 November 2021 Rokeby Keys to the Past Retrieved 27 November 2021 Home Rokeby Brignall amp Egglestone Abbey Parish Council Retrieved 27 November 2021 Listed buildings in Rokeby County Durham British Listed Buildings Retrieved 27 November 2021 Rokeby Key to English Place names The University of Nottingham Retrieved 27 November 2021 Place name Rokeby The National Archives Retrieved 27 November 2021 Rokeby Keys to the Past Retrieved 27 November 2021 Monument Number 19973 Heritage Gateway Retrieved 28 November 2021 Parishes Rokeby with Egglestone Abbey British History Online Retrieved 27 November 2021 Durham South Western Registration District UKBMD Retrieved 27 November 2021 External links edit nbsp Media related to Rokeby at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This County Durham location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rokeby County Durham amp oldid 1144591213, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
