English Explanatory Dictionary

Rochdale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8913).

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɒt͡ʃdeɪl/

Word forms

Rochdale

Etymology

From the River Roch + dale, although recorded in the Domesday Book (1086) as Recedham (homestead with a hall), which became Rachedal by 1195 (valley of the River Roch).

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