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Survey of English Place-Names

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Rake Dike & Rake Head

Other OS name in the Parish of Almondbury

Historical Forms

  • Rakegate 1485 WCR1
  • Rack 1709 WMB
  • Rake Head 1851 TA

Etymology

, Rakegate 1485WCR 1, Rack 1709WMB, Rake Head 1851TA , from ME  rake ' a rough path over ahill ' ( v. hraca ) , dīc , gata , hēafod .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name