Roch

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Roch

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From Middle English Rechedham, from Old English Reċedhām, of Brythonic origin, from the intensive Proto-Brythonic prefix *ar- + *koɨd (“wood”), meaning "river opposite of the wood." More at Roch.

proper noun

A river in Greater Manchester, England, which joins the River Irwell.
A village in Nolton and Roch community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM8721).

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@misc{roch_2026,
  title = {Roch},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/roch},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}