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.

The Rake, Rakehouse

Other OS name in the Parish of Bromborough

Historical Forms

  • The Rake House, Rake House 1831 Bry 1842 OS

Etymology

, The Rake House , Rake House 1831 Bry, 1842 OS , ' the lane ' , v. rake , cf. MarkRake supra .