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Survey of English Place-Names

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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.