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.

Raikes Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Birstall

Historical Forms

  • Rakes Hill 1817 M
  • Rakes Close 1849 TA

Etymology

, Rakes Hill 1817 M, Rakes Close 1849TA , v. hraca , dial . rake ' a rough path ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement