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Survey of English Place-Names

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Whitley Royd

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • le Qwhitlerod 1445 WCR
  • le Quytelrod' 1462 MinAcct
  • Whitleyrode 1461 MinAcct
  • Wheatley Roid 1638 FGr 1648 WillY
  • Wheatley Royde als. Waterside 1699 WCR2
  • Wheatley Royd 1709 WMB
  • Wheateley royd 1650 FGr
  • Whiteley Hills 1839 ValS

Etymology

Whitley Royd, le Qwhitlerod 1445WCR id, le Quytelrod '1462MinAcct , Whitleyrode 1461MinAcct , Wheatley Roid 1638 FGr 8, 1648 WillY, Wheatley Royde als. Waterside 1699WCR 2, Wheatley Royd 1709 WMB, Wheateley royd 1650 FGr 20, Whiteley Hills 1839ValS . 'White or bright clearing', v. hwīt , lēah , but Whitley may be the local surname (formed from White Lee, v. prec.), v. rod 1 'clearing'. For Waterside cf. f.n. infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement