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Survey of English Place-Names

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Marlake Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Fencot and Murcot

Historical Forms

  • Merlac c.1190 S c.1280 BC 1452
  • Merelake c.1294 BC c.1444

Etymology

Marlake Ho (6″) is Merlac c. 1190 (c. 1280) Set freq with variant spellings Merlake , Merlak ' to 1452 BC, Merelake c. 1294 (c. 1444) BC, Marlak 1517 D Inc. 'Boundary stream,' OE  mǣr-lacu. v. PN Bk 117. The boundary is that between Bk and O.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement