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.

Tang Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Osbaldwick

Historical Forms

  • Tange 1219 Ass 1279 YI
  • The Tanghawle 1519 Fabr

Etymology

v. tang . The second element is from ME  hall , 'hall, residence.' Tang Hall stands on the south bank of a stream now called Tang Hall Beck, and the name probably refers to the spit of land formed by the confluence of Tang Hall Beck and Osbaldwick Beck.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement