English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Rake Hey

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Rake 1651 PRHept 1817 M

Etymology

, 1751Rent , Rake 1651 PRHept, 1817 M , v. hraca , dial . rake ' a roughpath ' , (ge)hæg ' enclosure ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name