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Drakestones Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Stinchcombe

Historical Forms

  • Drakestone side 1651 ParlSurv

Etymology

, Drakestone side 1651ParlSurv , ' dragon stone ' , v. draca , stān ; it is near an ancient camp , and there are many scattered stones on the hill - top .