Roydon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Roydon
Historical Forms
- Ruindune 1086 DB
- Roindon, Royndon 1208 Cur 1292 Ch 1313 Orig
- Reindun 1205 FF
- Reyndon(e) 1227–82 FF 1238 SR 1248,1255 Ass 1257 Ch
- Reyndon(e) juxta Ware 1354 MinAcct
- Reidon, Reydon 1248 Ass 1250,1266 FF 1312 Cl 1383 IpmR
- Ringdon 1254 Ass
- Raindon 1280 Inqaqd
- Rayndone 1311 MinAcct
- Roydon(e) 1467,1507 Pat
Etymology
'Rye-covered hill,' OE (æt þǣre ) rygenan dūne , soon reduced to rygendune . Identical with Raydon and Reydon (PN Sf 20).The adjective rygen also occurs in Renacres (PN La 120).Roydon (Nf), Rygedune 1038 BM is from the noun ryge . Cf. Waddington (PN Sr 46) for similar formations.