Rowley Hill
Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirkheaton
Historical Forms
- Ruleia 1175–85 YCh1698
- Ruley c.1225 DodsN
- Roulaibikt 1202 FF
- Roulay, Rouley 1276 RH 1297 LS 1311 Font 1379 PT
- Rogheley 1296 LacyComp
- Royley 1461 YDv
- Rowley 14,1429 DodsN 1486 YDv 1526 WB21 1621 WB234
- Rulley 1616 PrHosp
Etymology
'Rough clearing', v. rūh , lēah , a common p.n. The spelling Roulaibikt probably contains OE byht 'bend, curve' (possibly in allusion to some loop in Fenay Beck at the foot of the hill).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Bradley Mills
- Upper Heaton
- Helm
- Thickles
- Gawthorpe
- Lascelles Hall
- Little Lepton
- Stage Field
- Thurgory
- Alwoldley
- Upper Denby
- Whitley Beaumont
Other OS name
- Ardron Hill
- Bank End
- Bray's Field
- Briery Bank
- Briggate (Bridge)
- Brown Royd
- Cold Royd
- Crosley Lane
- Cross Green
- Dalton Bank
- Dalton Grange
- Dalton Green
- Dives Ho
- Fox Row
- The Goit
- Greenhead
- Green Lea
- Grimbles
- The Grove
- Grove Place
- Hebble Bridge
- High Royd
- Hill Top
- Jagger Hill
- Laverock
- Lees Beck & Leeds Fold
- Lees Head
- Little Carr
- Mold Green
- Nab Hill
- Nether Hall
- Nettleton
- Penny Spring Bank
- Pog Fm
- Ravensholme
- Ravensknowle Hall
- Rawthorpe (Hall)
- Round Wood
- Sand Ings
- Southfield
- Standiforth Fm
- Storths
- Wellhouse
- Woodlands, Wood Nook
- Alley Green
- Balk Lane
- Bank Row Lane
- Bellstring Lane
- Benroyd
- Bog Green, Bog Hall
- Boyfe Hall
- Broomfield
- Carr Mount
- Cockley Hill
- Colne Bank
- Crow Royd
- Cuckstool
- Daw Knowl
- The Dene
- Gledwing
- The Hagg
- Healey Green
- Heaton Fields
- Heaton Hall
- Heaton Hall Wood
- Heaton Lodge
- Heaton Moor
- Highgate Lane
- Hobson Scrogg
- Hodgson Fold
- Hole Bottom
- Houses Hill
- Hutchin Wood
- Jidroyd
- Kirkfield Cottage
- The Knowle
- Lane Side
- Long Tongue Scrog
- Low Fold
- Moor Top
- North Gate
- North Hill
- North Moor
- Padanaram
- Royds Ho
- Shaw Cross
- South Royd
- Stafford Hill
- Stancliffe
- Stoneroyd
- Stony Ford
- Tib Netherend Wood
- Winchat Hill
- Wood Lane
- Woodside
- Addle Croft
- Ashfield
- Belmont Ho
- Blakeman Hill
- Block Row
- Bogden
- Botany Bay
- Bracken Hill
- Broom Grove
- Butter Nab
- Carr Head
- Chapel Hill
- Common End & Common Top
- Copryding
- Cow Hey
- Cowmes
- Croft Ho
- Cuckoo Hill
- Dam Head
- Fenay Bridge
- Field Gate Ho
- Field Ho
- Floyd Green
- Gawthorpe Green
- Greave Ho
- Green Balk
- Hermitage
- Highfield
- Highgate Lane
- Jumble Wood
- Knotty Lane
- Lane Head
- Lepton Edge
- Lepton Great Wood & Lepton Little Wood
- Lepton Thorn
- Lepton Town
- Lidgate
- Lower Hall
- Low Ho
- Low Moor
- Low Wood
- The Nale
- Nick Green
- Peace Hall
- Pinfold Lane
- Pond Lane
- Ratten Row
- Rods Beck
- Spa Bottom
- Spittle Royd
- Spring Grove
- Stubbings
- Tandem
- Thistle Hill
- Waspnest
- Woodfield, Wood Top
- Yew Cottage
- Bank Field
- Bank Ho
- Ben Booth Lane
- Brown Hill
- Chapel Row
- Clough Gate
- Coal Pit Lane
- Coal Pit Scrogg
- Cockley Wood
- Croft Side
- Cropper Gate
- Deer Hill
- Denby Grange
- Dumb Steeple
- Fall Ho
- Fryer Park Wood
- Gettingley
- Grange Ash, Grange Moor, Grange Wood
- Gregory
- Hall Hill, Hall Wood
- Harry Royd Clough
- Hazle Greave
- Haigh Ho
- The Heights
- Hepper Wood
- High Lees Plant
- Hillhouse Wood
- Hunt Royd
- Liley Clough
- New Hall
- Nickers Hill
- Paper Hall
- Pendle Hill
- Pinion Well
- Upper Rakes
- The Rough
- Round Hill Wood
- Sands
- Tilehouses
- Timmins Shrogg
- White Flats
- Whitley Park
- Whitley Willows
- Woodside