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Lemon Royd

Other OS name in the Parish of Methley

Historical Forms

  • Lemanroide 1550 MethMR
  • Lemanroides, the Leaman roide 1592 Meth

Etymology

, 1809 , Lemanroide 1550 MethMR,Lemanroides , the Leaman roide 1592 Meth , v. rod 1 ' clearing ' , the first el . is doubtless ME  lemman ' lover ' used as a surname .