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Survey of English Place-Names

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Wake Court

Other OS name in the Parish of Bishop's Caundle

Historical Forms

  • Wake Court Farme 1630 Digby

Etymology

, 1677 , Wake Court Farme 1630Digby , cf. Courtclose 1614ib , ' the ancient seat of the Wakes' (Hutch3 4137) , v. court , CaundleWake supra , cf. Wakes Land or Wakes Feldys 1443Hutch3 , Wake Woode 1630Digby .