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- Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service Survey
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service Survey to be… Read more: Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service Survey - Rattery Archive Group
Rattery Archive Group Steph Bradley will be hosting a Rattery… Read more: Rattery Archive Group - Railway work – Vegetation clearance at Marley Tunnel
Railway work – Vegetation clearance at Marley Tunnel Network Rail… Read more: Railway work – Vegetation clearance at Marley Tunnel - Ivybridge and Area Parkinson’s Support Group
Ivybridge and Area Parkinson’s Support Group Our friendly group meets… Read more: Ivybridge and Area Parkinson’s Support Group - Free Cyber Security Support from UK Policing
Free Cyber Security Support from UK Policing If you are… Read more: Free Cyber Security Support from UK Policing - Please report pot holes in Rattery
The Parish Council would like your help in reporting potholes… Read more: Please report pot holes in Rattery
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Rattery Village and Parish
Rattery nestles in the hills on a plateau between the Harbourne and Dart valleys on the edge of Dartmoor.
With a rainfall of around 700mm per year there are many streams and the village has been inhabited for many centuries. Aerial photographs taken in 1983 show crop marks suggesting some evidence of prehistoric settlements (with some of Roman origins) in the parish.
There are several ideas about the origins of the name of Rattery. It may have come from Rathe Erse, meaning mound or fortification on a hill, a good description of its location. The name changed over the years to, for example; Rottruwe, Rottrue, Ratreu, Ratreueford, Radetre, Radetru, Rattriewe, Ratterie, and Ratworthie. Among many other variations the syllable “tru” (and its variations) was Saxon in origin meaning “trusted way” as at True Street, between Totnes and Berry Pomery and Wadstray near Blackawton.
Adapted from The Book of Rattery, a portrait in words and pictures – compiled by the people of Rattery. Chapter 1, The origins of Rattery Village and the Parish. (Halsgrove 2001).
