Roach Grange & Roach Hill
Early-attested site in the Parish of Kippax
Historical Forms
- Rupe juxta Kypax 1402 FA
- Roch(e) 1538 Testvi 1593 WillY 1654 PRKp
- Roch(e) Grange 1817 M
- Roach 1656 PRKp
- Roach Farm 1767 LdsM
Etymology
Roach Grange & Roach Hill, Rupe juxta Kypax 1402 FA, Roch (e )1538 Test vi, 1593 WillY, 1654 PRKp, Roch (e ) Grange 1817 M, Roach 1656 PRKp, Roach Farm 1767 LdsM. v. roche 1 'rock, cliff', referring to the rocky scar in a wood just south of the York road. Cf. Roche i, 137supra .
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Billy Wood
- Butt Lane
- Clough Ho
- Gilberthorpe
- The Hills
- Hollins Beck & Hollins Ho
- Berryleys Lane
- Bickerdike Terrace
- Kippax Park
- Lady Lane
- Langdike Rd
- Manor Garth Hill
- Moor Gate
- Owlet Hall
- Roman Ridge
- Sandgate Lane
- Sheffield Beck
- Shuttocks Wood
- Sparrow Hall
- Townclose Hills
- Well Lane
- Westfield Lane
- White Hills
- Breck Ellars Wood
- Fleakingley Bridge
- Goody Cross
- Hollinhurst Wood
- Nineveh Fm
- Peasecroft Wood
- Preston Hall
- Preston Hill
- Wood End
- Wood Lane
- Kippax Hollins
- Allerton Ings
- Brigshaw
- Lock Lane
- Owl Wood
- Whin Covert