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Wadsworth Royd

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Waddisworthroid 1536 Rent
  • Waddisworth Royd(e) 1565 Stansf 1568 HAS
  • Wadsworth Roid 1564 Stansf 1587 WillY

Etymology

, Waddisworthroid 1536 Rent,Waddisworth Royd (e )1565 Stansf,1568 HAS 33, 28, Wadsworth Roid 1564 Stansf, 1587 WillY , v. prec. and rod 1 ' clearing ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name