Draymere
Early-attested site in the Parish of Yaxley
Historical Forms
- Dreigmære a.1022 KCD733 c.1200
- Draymere 1279 RH 1286 Ass
- Dray Meer 1766 J
- Dray Mere 1836 O
Etymology
This lost mere gives us another compound of the puzzling word dræg discussed in EPN. Possibly the reference here is to the use of a dræge , i.e. a dray or drag-net for fishing in the mere, or the reference may be to some cut through the Fens.