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Badgersrake Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Burton

Historical Forms

  • Badger Rake 1831 Bry
  • Badgers Rake 1842 OS
  • Bagers Rake 1847 TAMap380

Etymology

, Badger Rake 1831 Bry, Badgers Rake 1842 OS,Bagers Rake 1847TAMap 380 ( Little Sutton ) , a hamlet in Puddington , Willaston and Ledsham townships , cf. Badgers Rake, Badgersrake Covert 233, 217infra , probably ' hawker's lane ' , a road used by peddlers , v. baggere , rake , cf. badger NED .