Wreaks Bridge, Wreaks Mill
Early-attested site in the Parish of Hampsthwaite
Historical Forms
- Wreakes 1666 PRHmp
- Rakes or Wreaks 1822 Langd
- Rakes Mill 1817 M
- Wreck(e)holm(e) 1576 Wheater 1767 Comm
Etymology
Wreaks Bridge, Wreaks Mill, (les ) Wrekes 1. 12 Font, 1379 PT (p), Wreakes 1666 PRHmp, Rakes or Wreaks 1822 Langd, Rakes Mill 1817 M. The bridge crosses the R. Nidd above the mill. Nearby on the other side of the river was Wreck (e )holm (e )1576 Wheater, 1767 Comm. The origin of the name is obscure but it might possibly be an ON *vrek (i ) 'wreck, wreckage' (Icel rek (i ) 'jetsum').
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Staupes
- Cote Syke
- Forest Moor
- Gormires Wood
- Hareville
- Pond House Fm
- Stockdales Plant
- Burley Bank
- Egmont Ho
- Fairfield Ho
- Fogfield Ho
- Fringill
- Gallows Crag
- Hardgroves Hill
- Ivy Fm
- Birkel Hole
- Harry Gap
- Springfield Fm
- Barse Beck
- Cold Cotes
- Constable Ridge
- Holly Bank
- Randal Lane
- West Syke
- Bog Well
- Cockhill Beck
- Cruet Ho
- Gillthorne
- Hampsthwaite Hollins
- Knox Hill
- Throstle Nest
- West Lane
- Carlow Ridge
- The Carr
- Cinder Hills
- Crake Ho
- Darley Head
- Day Ash, Day Lair
- Darley Bridge
- Delves Ridge
- Hursthwaite
- Bents Fm
- Black Gate
- Blawith Wham
- Blow Tarn
- Brake
- Brandrith Ho
- Brow Top, Brow Wood
- Calf Crags
- Carlhow Ridge, Carlhow Stoop
- Catherine Or Katty White's Allotments
- Fall Beck, Fall Bridge
- Fewston Crags
- Folly Gill, Folly Hall
- Forest
- High Ho
- Humberstone Bank
- Leeming Lane, Leeming Stile
- Moorhouse Hill
- Nar Hill
- Padside Beck, Padside Green, Padside Hall, Padside Head
- Pike Crag
- Platts
- Rabbit Graff
- Ray Bank
- Redlish
- Red Sike
- Rochard Craggs, Rochard Dike, Rochard Rigg
- Rowan Tree Yards
- Slade Ho
- Stony Rigg
- Tarn Gill
- Washburn Head
- Yates Ho
- Meg Gate
- The Moss
- New Bridge
- Pope Garth
- Red Dike
- Red Gate
- Slack Hill
- Sleights
- Smithy Fm
- Wham Bridge
- Crag Lane
- Long Lane
- Slack Dike
- Carr Well
- Hookstone
- Langer Hill Lane
- Lawn's Fm
- Lazenby Castle
- Little Slack
- Lolly Bog
- Long Slack Ho
- Low Green
- Moke Hill
- Moorcock Hall
- Mount Bank
- Nessfield Ho
- North Pole
- Reynard Crag
- School Wood
- Scot Beck
- Sheepcote Lane
- Silver Dale
- Stone Beds
- Stumps
- Tanner Ing
- Thornhill Ho, Thornhill Slack
- Turpin Lair
- Varley Lair
- Birk Gill
- Bell Bank
- Bell Ho
- Birstwith Hall
- Bullace Bank
- Clapham Green
- Cobb Hill
- Cote Hill
- Crag Hall
- Crow Hill
- Crow Trees
- Elton Hill
- Emmet Lane
- Fell Buildings
- Hew Green
- Hirst Grove
- Lackon Bank
- Lumley Hill
- Swale's Plant
- Cragg Hall
- Horseman Well
- Siddle Lane
- White Wall Lane
- Bracken Bridge
- Heck Gill
- Harper Bridge, Harper Gate, Harper Lane