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Survey of English Place-Names

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Bull Royd Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Bradford

Historical Forms

  • Boweroydes 1605 BfdSt
  • Bul(l)royd-Close, Bul(l)roydsyke 1633 WillC

Etymology

, Boweroydes 1605 BfdSt 284, Bul (l )royd -Close , Bul (l )roydsyke 1633 WillC , ' bull clearing ' , v. bula , rod 1 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name