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PLACENAME: Rabie (first mentioned 1086 in the Domesday Book). Norse in origin, village situated near a boundary mark, or a village with a boundary mark of a certain kind. From rá býr. There has also been a suggestion that it would have marked the boundary between Saxon and Norman territory. Rabbi 1150; Robi 1208; Reaby 1663.
The Old Wheatsheaf Inn (c1611) is located on 'The Green' in the centre of the settlement. The building may have Medieval origins, but the present fabric is Post Medieval and later (listed Grade II). 
Raby Mill (Medieval) worked until 1850 and was demolished in 1890. It was possibly originally associated with a monastic grange sited near Raby Mere. Postcard image courtesy of Liverpool Record Office. Hargreave Lane, a Romano-British road in the east of the township, runs north-west to south-east roughly parallel with a section of the M53 motorway. There have also been finds of Romano-British coins in Raby Mere. Back to the top | Back up to East Wirral | Back up to Merseyside |
