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.

Drakeholes

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wiseton

Historical Forms

  • Drake-Holes olim forsitan Dragon-Holes 1695 RectorsBk
  • Drakehole 1716 Terrier

Etymology

Drakeholes is Drake -Holes olim forsitan Dragon -Holes 1695 RectorsBk, Drakehole 1716Terrier . drake (OE  draca ) is an old name for a dragon.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement