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Survey of English Place-Names

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Royd

Other OS name in the Parish of Penistone

Historical Forms

  • Le(ʒ) Rodes 1328,1408 Brett
  • del Roydes 1393 Edmunds
  • Rode 1598 FF

Etymology

, 1648 YDr , Le (ʒ ) Rodes 1328, 1408 Brett,del Roydes 1393 Edmunds (p), Rode 1598 FF , v. rod 1 ' clearing ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name