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.

Roughley Hills

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sandal Magna

Historical Forms

  • Rughlawesc' 1310 Surv
  • Rou(g)hloweshawe 1323 MinAcct 1342 Tayl
  • Roughley hill Jas1 Surv
  • Roughley Hills 1845 TA

Etymology

Roughley Hills (local), Rughlawesc '1310Surv , Rou (g )hloweshawe 1323MinAcct 45, 1342 Tayl, Roughley hill Jas 1Surv , Roughley Hills 1845TA . 'Rough mound on a hill', v. rūh , hlāw , hyll , and sceaga 'copse'.