Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• the Slake (about two hundred acres flooded at high water) 1823 SurteesIII113 1839 TA

• The Slake or Scouring Reservoir 1851 SharpS

Etymology

, the Slake (about two hundred acres flooded at high water )1823 Surtees III113, 1839TA , The Slake or Scouring Reservoir 1851 Sharp S , v. slake ' a stretch of muddy ground left exposed by the tide ; a mudflat ' ( OED ) .