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Survey of English Place-Names

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Rheabower Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Dufton

Historical Forms

  • Rheabarrow Wood 1859 OS
  • Raybourne (sic) 1588 Rent
  • Rayboure 1601 ib

Etymology

, Rheabarrow Wood 1859OS , Raybourne (sic)1588Rent , Rayboure 1601ib , v. 1 ' roebuck ' , būr 1 ' cottage, dwelling ' .