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Survey of English Place-Names

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Roman Ridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Rawmarsh

Etymology

, there are two stretches of ridge earthworks of Roman roads , one running east to west just north of the town of Rawmarsh and the other , the principal one , forming the west and north boundary of the parish ; cf. Roads s.n.