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Survey of English Place-Names

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Royd

Other OS name in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Rodes 1371 FF
  • Royd(s) 1771,1817 M

Etymology

, Rodes 1371 FF, Royd (s )1771, 1817 M , v. rod 1 ' clearing ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name