Hangthwaite
Early-attested site in the Parish of Adwick le Street
Historical Forms
- Hangeneweit 1190,1191 P
- Hanggnethwayt 1248 YI
- Hagenetueit, Hageneweit 1192,1193 P
- Hagenthweyt 1298 YI
- Hangethwait 1246 Ass25d
- Hangwheyt 1259 FF
- Hauntthweyt 1269 Ch
- Haunthwayt 1373 Ipm
- Hamtwayt 1428 FA
- Hanwhayte 1543 FF
- Hanthwait(e) 1606 FF 1637 WillY
- Handthwayte 1551 WillY
Etymology
'Hagni's clearing', v. þveit , and cf. the Norse p.n. Hoghnaþuæit (Lindkvist 110). The first el. is the ON pers.n. Hǫgni , ODan Haghni , found independently in England (Feilitzen 282) and also in Hanlith pt. vi infra . The metathesised form Hang - has perhaps been influenced by the neighbouring Langthwaite.