ROKEBY, a parish in the western division of the
wapentake of GILLING, North riding of the. county of
YORK, 1 mile (N. W. by W.) from Greta-Bridge, containing,
with Eggleston Abbey, 222 inhabitants. The
living is a discharged vicarage, in the archdeaconry of
Richmond, and diocese of Chester, rated in the king's
books at £4. 3. 9., and in the patronage of the Crown.
The church, dedicated to St. Mary, was formerly situated
near the manor-house, and its site is now marked by
heaps of rubbish and a few grave-stones; it was de-
molished about the middle of the last century, and the
present small structure erected by Sir Thomas Robinson.
Rokeby is situated on the rivers Tees and Greta, and
the vicinity is replete with beautiful scenery, which has
been celebrated by the poetry of Sir Walter Scott and
Mr. Mason, the latter of whom made it his favourite
retreat. A Roman road led through the parish, and
here are vestiges of an ancient encampment, near
which various inscribed stones and other Roman relics
have been found. In a close adjoining the embattled
keep of Mortham, the ancient residence of the Rokebys,
is a large tomb, removed thither from Eggleston abbey,
the sides of which are ornamented with shields.