Rake
Early-attested site in the Parish of Churchstow
Historical Forms
- Rak(e) 1228 FF 1242 Fees776 1373 Exon
Etymology
It is probably the OE hraca , 'throat,' used topographically as in andlang cumbes hracan (BCS 970). v. also EDD. The farm lies at the point where the Avon valley narrows.