English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Bank Royd

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Bankrode 1538 MinAcct
  • Bonkroid 1642 PREll
  • Bouckroy (sic for Bonckroy) 1643 WillY

Etymology

, Bankrode 1538MinAcct ,Bonkroid 1642 PREll, Bouckroy (sic for Bonckroy )1643 WillY , v. banke , rod 1 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name