English Place-name Society

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.

Dob Royd

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkburton

Historical Forms

  • Dobrode 13 YDi
  • Dobberode 1307 WCR
  • Dobroyd(e) 1600 WCR6d 1709 WMB

Etymology

, Dobrode 13YD i, Dobberode 1307 WCR, Dobroyd (e )1600WCR 6d, 1709 WMB , ' Dobbe's clearing ' from the ME  pers.n. Dobbe ( a pet - form of Robert ) , rod 1 ; this compound is frequent in YW , esp . in f. ns .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site