Lake
Early-attested site in the Parish of Wilsford
Historical Forms
- Lak(e) 1289 Ass 1316 FA 1325 Pat 1332 SR 1409 FF
Etymology
Lake is Lak (e )1289Ass , 1316 FA, 1325 Pat, 1332SR , 1409FF .This is OE lacu, 'streamlet.' There is no stream here except the Avon, but the name may have referred to one of the little branches of the main stream just to the south.