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.

Hanging Lea

Other OS name in the Parish of Eckington

Historical Forms

  • Hangyngley 1570 ExchKR

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) , Hangyngley 1570ExchKR , v. hangende , lēah .