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

Other OS name in the Parish of Barton

Historical Forms

  • Rake Crag 1860 OS

Etymology

, Rake Crag 1860OS , a road crossing over the Hause , v. hraca , dial . rake ' sheep- or cattle-walk ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name