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Baldwin Royd

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Bawdewayne rode 1530 Stansf
  • Ballinroyd 1719 ib
  • Balden Royd 1751 Rent

Etymology

, Bawdewayne rode 1530 Stansf,Ballinroyd 1719 ib, Balden Royd 1751 Rent , ' Baldwin's clearing ' , v. rod 1 ; a family of Baldwin was known in the district in the seventeenth century ( PRHept freq ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement