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Drake Stones

Other OS name in the Parish of Linton

Historical Forms

  • Hebden Drake 1660 PRLnt
  • Drake of Hebden 1673 ib

Etymology

, Hebden Drake 1660 PRLnt,Drake of Hebden 1673 ib , probably from dial . rake ' rough path, cattleor sheep walk ' ( v. hraca ) with an intrusive - d - in the form Hebden Drake , as in Salt Drake iii, 149supra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site