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.

Boothroyd

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • (la) Botherode 1274,1284,1313 WCR 1309 Ext
  • Botheroyde 1635 HAS
  • Bouderode 1298 WCR
  • Butrode 1379 PT
  • Bo(o)throyd(e), Bouthroyd(e) 1580 HAS 1709 WMB
  • Botheroid 1641 PREll

Etymology

Boothroyd, (la ) Botherode 1274, 1284, 1313 WCR, 1309 Ext, Botheroyde 1635 HAS 34, 145, Bouderode 1298 WCR, Butrode 1379 PT (p), Bo (o )throyd (e ), Bouthroyd (e )1580 HAS 44, 27, 1709 WMB, Botheroid 1641 PREll. 'Clearing with a booth or shed', v. bōth , rod 1 ; Boude -, But - may go back to the less common ONorw variant búð .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement