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Survey of English Place-Names

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  1. Wheldrake (Parish in East Riding of Yorkshire)

  2. Salt Drake, Salt Drake Bridge (Early-attested site, Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire)

    Salt Drake, Salt Drake Bridge, the former being the name of a portion of the lane connecting the road to Lancashire over Blackstone

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  3. Broadrake Green (Other OS name, Almondbury, West Riding of Yorkshire)

  4. Drake Hill (Other OS name, Bingley, West Riding of Yorkshire)

  5. Drake Ho (Other OS name, Great Mitton, West Riding of Yorkshire)

    , 1626 PRWd , 1648 WillY , from the surname Drake

  6. 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 '

  7. Drake Lane (Other OS name, Birstall, West Riding of Yorkshire)

    Drake Close 1848 TA

    , cf. Drake Close 1848TA , doubtless the surname Drake

  8. Drake Pit (Other OS name, Birstall, West Riding of Yorkshire)

    , probably draca ' dragon ' , pytt

  9. 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

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

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

  11. Mandrake Ho (Other OS name, Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire)

  12. 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