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.

Rake Manor

Early-attested site in the Parish of Witley

Historical Forms

  • Rakes Myll t.Ed6 SACxviii
  • Rakemyll t.Ed6 Rental
  • Rake 1332 SR

Etymology

Rake Manor (6″) is Rakes Myll t. Ed 6 SAC xviii, Rakemyll t. Ed 6Rental , and was the home of Richard de Rake (1332 SR).Cf. Raikes Fm infra 261. There is little in the topography to suggest a local origin for this name, so possibly the Richard de Rake of the Subsidy Roll came from Raikes Fm in the east of the county or from Rake in Sussex.