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Survey of English Place-Names

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Rooley

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Rowl(e)y 1624 Greave 1629 HAS 1709 WMB
  • Rooley 1686 SbCA 1839 ValS

Etymology

, Rowl (e )y 1624 Greave, 1629 HAS 10,225, 1709 WMB, Rooley 1686 SbCA, 1839ValS , ' rough clearing ' , v. rūh , lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name