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.

Drayton Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lowick

Historical Forms

  • Drayton 12th Survey
  • Drayton by Lufwyk 1363 ADiii
  • Dreyton 1273 Fine 1352 Cl
  • Draton 1346 FA

Etymology

Drayton Ho is Drayton 12th Surveyet passim with variant spelling Draiton , Drayton by Lufwyk 1363 AD iii, Dreyton 1273 Fine, 1352 Cl, Draton 1346 FA. v. dræg , tun , and cf. Drayton supra 20 and Addenda lii.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement