Rokeby (/ˈroʊkbi/ 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 & Egglestone Abbey Parish Council".[4]
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  Rokeby Location within County Durham | |
| Area | 15.89 km2 (6.14 sq mi) |
| Population | 158 (2011 census) |
| • Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Website | www |
Features
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
editReferences
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 & 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
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Media related to Rokeby at Wikimedia Commons
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