English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Royds Row

Other OS name in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • (le) Roides 1565,1566 SheffMan 1568 Cust
  • le Royd 1613 SheffMan
  • le Roodes 1682 SheffCh

Etymology

, (le ) Roides 1565, 1566 SheffMan, 1568 Cust, le Royd 1613 SheffMan,le Roodes 1682 SheffCh , v. rod 1 ' a clearing ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement