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Stony Royd

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • in Midgley 1684 FGr
  • Stoneyroyd 1627 HAS

Etymology

( in Ewood ) , 1599 PRHept , 1795 HAS 22, 155 , (in Midgley ) 1684FGr 2, Stoneyroyd 1627 HAS39, 24 , ' stony clearing ' , v. stānig , rod 1 ; cf. foll.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement