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Survey of English Place-Names

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Wray Crag

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Rayecragge 1577 Dep
  • Racrag(ge) 1578 Comm

Etymology

, Rayecragge 1577Dep , Racrag (ge )1578Comm , ' roebuck crag ' , v. rā , cragge , the modern form being influenced by Wray Quarter ( foll . ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement