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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.

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  1. Wheldrake (Parish in East Riding of Yorkshire)

  2. Drakeland Corner (Early-attested site, Plympton St Mary, Devon)

    Drake 1374 SR

    so spelt in 1622FF , and is probably to be associated with the family of Ralph Drake (1374SR

  3. Drake Lane (Other OS name, Acton, Cheshire)

    , probably an aphetic form from The Rake Lane with a reduced def . art . , v. rake ' a narrow path, a lane '

  4. Drakelow Gorse Fm (Other OS name, Rudheath Lordship, Cheshire)

    Fox Covert 1831 Bry; Coppice 1842 OS

    , v. gorst , cf. Fox Covert 1831 Bry , Coppice 1842 OS

  5. Drakes Gorse (Other OS name, Aylesby, Lincolnshire)

    is probably named from the Rev . T.T . Drake , lord of the manor 1842 White

  6. Landrake (Other OS name, Tiverton, Devon)

    is so spelt 1721FF

  7. Wheldrake Hall (Other OS name, Wheldrake, East Riding of Yorkshire)

    de Aula 1301 LS; Hallefeld 13th Font

    ( 6 ″ ) . Cf. William de Aula 1301 LS , Hallefeld 13th Font