Prattshide
Early-attested site in the Parish of Withycombe Raleigh
Historical Forms
- Pratteshithe c.1250 NGl5,40
- Prattesheth 1268 NGl5,45
- Pratteshide 1287 NGl5,83
- Pratteshide in parochia de Wydecombe 1329 Exon
- Pratsyde near Exmouth 1327 NGl5,122
- Prattishedd 1542 HMCExeter
Etymology
'Pratt 's landing place,' v. hyð . The name may well be of ME origin. For Pratt as a pers. name, cf. s. n. Page Hill (PN Bk 46).