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.

Howe Drain

Early-attested site in the Parish of Helpston

Etymology

Howe Drain (6″). Cf. le Howe c. 1340CartN , le Howefeld , le Heyhowe c. 1400Rental . This probably is ON  haugr, 'how , hill.'

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement