Rokeby is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
about 2.5 miles from
Barnard Castle
Barnard Castle (, ) is a market town on the north bank of the River Tees, in County Durham, Northern England. The town is named after and built around a medieval castle ruin. The town's Bowes Museum's has an 18th-century Silver Swan automato ...
, in the
County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of
Durham Durham most commonly refers to:
*Durham, England, a cathedral city and the county town of County Durham
*County Durham, an English county
* Durham County, North Carolina, a county in North Carolina, United States
*Durham, North Carolina, a city in N ...
, England. The parish includes the hamlet of
Greta Bridge. In 2011 the parish had a population of 158. The parish touches
Barningham,
Boldron,
Bowes
Bowes is a village in County Durham, England. Located in the Pennine hills, it is situated close to Barnard Castle. It is built around the medieval Bowes Castle.
Geography and administration Civic history
Bowes lies within the historic coun ...
,
Brignall,
Egglestone Abbey
Egglestone Abbey is a ruined Premonstratensian abbey on the southern (Yorkshire) bank of the River Tees, in northern England, south-east of Barnard Castle. The abbey was historically within the North Riding of Yorkshire, but since 1974 h ...
,
Westwick,
Whorlton and
Wycliffe with Thorpe Wycliffe (and other similar spellings) may refer to:
People
*John Wycliffe (and other spellings) (c.1320s – 1384), English theologian and Bible translator
* Wycliffe (name), includes a list of other people with the name
Places
* Wycliffe, Coun ...
. The
A66 runs through the area. Rokeby shares a parish council with Brignall and Egglestone Abbey called "Rokeby, Brignall & Egglestone Abbey Parish Council".
Features
There are 38
listed buildings in Rokeby
Listed may refer to:
* Listed, Bornholm, a fishing village on the Danish island of Bornholm
* Listed (MMM program), a television show on MuchMoreMusic
* Endangered species in biology
* Listed building, in architecture, designation of a historicall ...
.
History
The name "Rokeby" means 'Hroca's farm/settlement' or 'rook farm/settlement'. Rokeby was recorded in the
Domesday Book
Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manus ...
as ''Rochebi''. There are no remains of the deserted medieval village of Rokeby or the deserted medieval village of
Mortham. Rokeby was "Rochebi" in the 11th century and Rookeby in the 16th and 17th centuries. On 1 April 1974 Rokeby was transferred from the county of
Yorkshire North Riding
The North Riding of Yorkshire is a subdivision of Yorkshire, England, alongside York, the East Riding and West Riding. The riding's highest point is at Mickle Fell with 2,585 ft (788 metres).
From the Restoration it was used a ...
to Durham.
See also
*
Rokeby Park
Rokeby Park is a country house in the Palladian style in the civil parish of Rokeby, in Northern England. It is close to the confluence of the River Tees and River Greta, near Greta Bridge in what is now County Durham. It was historically in the ...
References
External links
*
Civil parishes in County Durham
{{Durham-geo-stub