English Place-name Society

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.

Daintree Farm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ramsey

Historical Forms

  • Dauintre 1260 Ass
  • Daventre c.1350 Rams 1405 BM
  • Dauntree 1636 Hayward,SurveyoftheFens
  • Dantrey 1695 Morden'sMap

Etymology

This must be a late name derived from some man coming from Daventry (Nth), DBDaventreu , of which the popular form is Daintry . There is a similar Daintree Farm in Cambridgeshire.