Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Aungre 1045 ASWills 14th QW 1277

• Aungre Alta 1245 FF

• Aungre ad Castrum 1293 Ipm 1308 BM

• Aungre Chepyng, Aungre Hecch 1328 Banco

• Aungre Healta 1378 BM

• Angra 1068 EHRxi 1309

• Angra, Angrā 1086 DB

• Angr(a) 1158–60 P

• Angr(a) Magna 1181 StP 1209 LibR 1222 StP

• Angr(a) Parva 1212 Fees

• Angre 1212 RBE t.Hy3,t.Ed1 BM 1239 FF

• Vetus Angria 1237 WAM

• Castelangre 1317 FF

• Altangir 1400 Pat

• Hangr' 1218 Fees

• Chepyng Hangre 1388 Pat

• High Hanger 1449 1504–15 ECP

• Aingr(e) 1248 Ass

• Castelaungre 1302 Pat 1342 Cl

• Chepyngaungre 1314 FF

• Heyaunger 1426 Pat

• Heyghangre 1339 Cl

• Heighaungre 1378 IpmR

• Hyhunger 1465 Pat

• Ongre 1416 Pat

• Chepyng Ongre 1467–72 ECP

• Hey Onger 1440 IpmR

• Heyghonger 1484 ECP

• Ounger Alta, Cheping Angre 1475 IpmR

• Castell Ounger 1486–93 ECP

• Oangor ad Castrum 1496 MinAcct

• Chepyng Onger alias Onger ad Castrum 1593 BM

Etymology

'Grass land,' v. anger . Cf. Ankford infra 641. Chipping Ongar was formerly called Little and Castle Ongar (from the Castle which formed the head of the Lucy Honour), and High Ongar was formerly Great and Old Ongar. For Chipping v. cieping , 'market.' There was later confusion with hanger (v. hangra ).