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.

Rodey Lane

Early-attested site in the Parish of Frodsham

Historical Forms

  • Roodeye Lane 1831 Bry

Etymology

Rodey Lane (109–554749 to 567745), [roudi], Roodeye Lane 1831 Bry, cf. rodewayschewe 1272–1307AddCh , rodewaysweth 1359Chol , Rodaymor (e ), pratum de Roday , mora de Roday 1279AddCh , 1384ib , Rodeye 1280–90Chol , Rodeymor 1308 Misc, 1347ChFor , Rydemor 1309 Misc, Rodday 1390AddCh , Rodhey 1660Chol , Rody alias Rood Hey 1668ib , Roddy 1844TA 173, '(copse, path and marsh at) the riding-way', from rodeway (cf. rād , weg ), with sceaga , swæð , mōr 1 , lane . For the form -sweth v. NEDswath .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name