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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.

Shay Royds

Early-attested site in the Parish of Calverley

Historical Forms

  • Schireve Rode c.1200 Calv
  • Schir(r)efrode c.1246,c.1320 ib
  • ye Shearoyds 1693 BfdAntqi,131
  • Shay Royds 1704 LPTax

Etymology

Shay Royds (lost), Schireve Rode c. 1200 Calv, Schir (r )efrode c. 1246, c. 1320 ib, ye Shearoyds 1693 BfdAntq i, 131, Shay Royds 1704 LPTax. 'The sheriff's clearing', v. scīr-(ge)rēfa, rod 1 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement