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Raleigh Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Mobberley

Historical Forms

  • Reyley Wood 1672 Orm2
  • Railey Wood 1831 Bry

Etymology

, 1842 OS , Reyley Wood 1672 Orm2, Railey Wood 1831 Bry , perhaps ' roe glade ' , v. rǣge , lēah .