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.

Drake North

Early-attested site in the Parish of Damerham

Historical Forms

  • drakenhorde 940–6 BCS817 15th
  • Drakenorth al. Drakenworth 1540 LP

Etymology

Drake North (6″) is drakenhorde 940–6 (15th) BCS 817, Drakenworthe 1518, Drakenorth Coppice 1539 Hoare, Drakenorth al. Drakenworth 1540 LP. 'Dragon hoard or treasure.'The name preserves some ancient legend.