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Survey of English Place-Names

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Roundhay Park

Other OS name in the Parish of Barwick in Elmet

Historical Forms

  • parcus voc' le Roundhey 1341 Surv
  • the park 1374 Roundhay
  • Le Roundhey 1424 Rent
  • the park of Roundehaw, Roundhey Parke 1503 Roundhay

Etymology

, parcus voc ' le Roundhey 1341Surv , the park 1374 Roundhay, 'the park called Le Roundhey ' 1424Rent, the park of Roundehaw , Roundhey Parke 1503 Roundhay , v. park , the hunting enclosure which the name Roundhay itself describes .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement