Romaldkirk
Major Settlement in the Parish of Romaldkirk
Historical Forms
- Rumoldesc(h)erce 1086 DB
- Rumbald(e)kirke 1184 RichReg 1285 KI 1343 FF
- Rombalekirk 1479 Sanct
- Romerkirk, Romerkyrke 1576 FF 1606 NR
Etymology
'Church dedicated to St Rumold' v. kirkja . For the early veneration of Rumwald cf. the reference to his resting-place at Buckingham in the 11th cent. document commonly known as Saints . Whytford's Martiloge (ed. Procter and Dewick, London, 1893) under Nov. 3rd, p. 173, states: “In englond also the feest of Saynt Rumwold the kynges sone of northumberlond that forthw't whan he was borne cryed w't lowd voyce sayeng thre tymes togyder these wordes, 'I am a chrystyan,' and than required the Sacrament of baptym and after to haue masse and was communed and than he made a noble sermon w't meruay- lous good eloquence and lyued thre dayes and so departid and lyeth in buckyngham ful of myracles.”