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.

High Royd

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkheaton

Historical Forms

  • le Heighrod 1331 Font
  • the Heeroide 1652 WB141

Etymology

, 1720WB 32 , le Heighrod 1331 Font, the Heeroide 1652WB 141 , v. hēah , rod 1 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name