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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hanging Royd

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Hingandrode, Hyngandrode 1324,1331 WCR
  • -royd 1650 PRHept
  • Hinganroid 1643 ib

Etymology

Hanging Royd, Hingandrode , Hyngandrode 1324, 1331 WCR, -royd 1650 PRHept, Hinganroid 1643 ib. The spellings of this p.n. cannot be distinguished with certainty from those of Hanging Royd in Hebden Bridge 189infra . Both mean 'steep clearing', v. hengjandi (northern ME  hingande ), rod 1 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement