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Rayrigg Hall

Other OS name in the Parish of Windermere

Historical Forms

  • Rayrigg(e) 1675 Rent 1694 Will 1787 Clarke
  • Rayrigg Hall 1823 M

Etymology

, Rayrigg (e )1675Rent , 1694 Willet freq to 1787Clarke 133, (Rayrigg Hall ) 1823 M , v. ' roe-buck ' or rǣge ' female roe-deer ' , hrycg .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name