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.

Wreay

Other OS name in the Parish of Watermillock

Historical Forms

  • Wra 1487 Ipm
  • the Wraye 1581 PR

Etymology

is Wra 1487 Ipm, the Wraye 1581 PR . v. (v) .