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Wraith Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Penistone

Historical Forms

  • Wrethowse 1665 Wheat
  • Wrath house 1666 Visit
  • Wreth-House 1822 Langd
  • Raith House 1841 O.S.

Etymology

, Wrethowse 1665 Wheat, Wrath house 1666 Visit, Wreth -House 1822 Langd, Raith House 1841 O.S. , probably e.ModE  wraith ' a spectre, wraith ' , doubtless denoting ' a haunted house ' , or the surname Wraith , Wreath ; dial . wreath ' wattle, brushwood ' , etc . , which might also be thought of , belongs to the extreme south - west and is not known in the north ; cf. also Wraythland (Drax) pt . iv infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name