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.

Roydens

Early-attested site in the Parish of Battersea

Historical Forms

  • Rudone 1332 SR
  • Ruydon 1351 Seldxl
  • Rydon 1391 FF 1445 WAM 1472 Pat
  • Roydens 1718 Battersea

Etymology

Roydens (lost) is Rigedune c. 1087, Rygedune 1134Westm , Rudone 1332 SR, Ruydon 1351 Seld xl, Rydon 1391 FF, 1445WAM , 1472 Pat, Ruiddon 1601, Rudden 1623 SR, Roydens 1718 Battersea. 'Rye hill,' v. dun . This was the name of an estate in the manor of Bridge Court supra 14. Cf. Roydon (Nf), Rygedune 1038 BM.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement