English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Racy Cott

Early-attested site in the Parish of Matterdale

Historical Forms

  • Rayset Dubbs 1555 NB
  • Rase syde dubbs 1589 LRMB
  • Rase side dubbs 1749 Terrier
  • Racy Dubbs 1777 NB

Etymology

Racy is clearly a compound of hreysi and sætr , meaning 'pasture marked by a cairn.' Dubbs is the plural of dub ,'pool.'