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Survey of English Place-Names

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Roo Leys

Other OS name in the Parish of Sheffield

Historical Forms

  • Roule(y), Rouleleys 1442 Comp
  • the Rowlee 1636 Hlm

Etymology

, Roule (y ), Rouleleys 1442 Comp, the Rowlee 1636 Hlm , ' the roughclearing ' , v. rūh , lēah ; in Rouleleys , lēah ( in the pl . ) has been added again .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement