Royds Moor
Early-attested site in the Parish of Whiston
Historical Forms
- Rodes 1164–81 Lewes25d 13 YDxiii,44
- le Rodes 1342 ib
- Rode 1543 FF
- Roads Moor 1817 M
Etymology
Royds Moor, Rodes 1164–81Lewes 25d, 13 YD xiii, 44, le Rodes 1342 ib 44, Rode 1543 FF, Roads Moor 1817 M. 'The clearings', v. rod 1 .The modern spelling is dialectal (v. Phonol. § 28).