The Roebuck Take a look at old photographs of Rayleigh. 138 High Street, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 7BU Over the years, the town’s name has had various spellings, including ‘Rayley’ – from road, the Saxon word for roebuck and a pasture. A deer featured on Rayleigh’s coat of arms (before the town became part of Rochford District in 1974), and Rayleigh Park was a royal chase, when deer from Rayleigh were introduced into other royal parks. An old photograph of High Street, Rayleigh. An old photograph of Martyrs Memorial, Rayleigh. An old photograph of Rayleigh. An old photograph of High Street, Rayleigh. An old photograph of Rayleigh. External photograph of the building – main entrance. If you have information on the history of this pub, then we’d like you to share it with us. Please e-mail all information to: pubhistories@jdwetherspoon.co.uk