Fen Drayton
village · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Fen Drayton means 'the farmstead or village of Drayton by the fen'. It combines the Old English word 'fen' (marshy ground) with the name Drayton, which means 'the farmstead where the drays (carts) are kept'.
Word origins
- Fen
- Old Englishmarshy ground(from fen "marshy ground")
- Drayton
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead with drays(from dræg "cart, dray", tūn "farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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