Raleigh Ho
Early-attested site in the Parish of Pilton, East and West
Historical Forms
- Radeleia 1086 DB
- Radlega 1174,1176,1180,1181 P
- Raelega 1107–28 ADvi Ed2 P 1161,1171,1172,1175 P 1174
- Raalega 1167 P
- Ralega 1160,1163–6 P
- Ralegh 1210 France
- Ralegh juxta Barnstaple 1370 Ass
- Rawlegh 1535 VE
Etymology
Probably in this name as in Brayley and Roadway supra 34, 53, and Rowley infra 67, the d in the DB and the early Pipe Roll forms is an error. The first element may be OE ræge, hence 'clearing of the wild she-goat.' The d may represent a French clerk's attempt to deal with ME ʒ .