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Roych Tor

Other OS name in the Parish of Chapel en le Frith

Historical Forms

  • Catroche Torre 1601 Bemrose
  • Roych Tor 1840 O

Etymology

, Catroche Torre 1601Bemrose , Roych Tor 1840 O , apparently ' cat rock tor ' , v. cat(t) , roche 1 , torr and cf . The Roych infra 78 .