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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.

Dodge Royd

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Dogroyde 1536 Rent
  • Dogroode 1538 MinAcct
  • Dodg(e)royd 1706 WRD 1817 M
  • the Dodgeroyd wood 1714 WYAw

Etymology

, Dogroyde 1536 Rent, Dogroode 1538MinAcct ,Dodg (e )royd 1706WRD 164, 1817 M, the Dodgeroyd wood 1714WYAw 99 , from the ME  pers.n. Dodge , a pet form of Roger , and rod 1 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement