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 Ron’yon or Ronion.Rood-loft (The). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Rood Lane (London).
 
So called from a rood or “Jesus on the Cross” placed there, and in Roman Catholic times held in great veneration.   1
 


 Ron’yon or Ronion.Rood-loft (The). 

 
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