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Bentley Royd

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Bent(e)leyrode, Bent(e)layrode 1275–1324 WCR
  • Bent(e)leyroide 1492 MinAcct 1499,1551 WCR
  • Bent(e)leyroyd(e) 1696 YDr 1709 WMB
  • Bentlyrode 1624 Greave

Etymology

Bentley Royd, Bent (e )leyrode , Bent (e )layrode 1275–1324 WCR (freq ), Bent (e )leyroide 1492MinAcct , 1499, 1551WCR , Bent (e )leyroyd (e )1696 YDr, 1709 WMB, Bentlyrode 1624 Greave. 'Forest-clearing overgrown with bent- grass', v. beonet , lēah , and rod 1 'clearing'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement