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Ings Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Waltham

Historical Forms

  • Ings lane 1771 EnclA 1822 Terrier
  • the Inges gate 1606 Terrier
  • thinges yate (sic) 1625 Terrier
  • the Inges gate 1638 Terrier
  • the Ings Gate 1715 Terrier

Etymology

, Ings lane 1771EnclA , 1822Terrier , the Inges gate 1606Terrier , thinges yate (sic)1625Terrier , the Inges gate 1638Terrier , the Ings Gate 1715Terrier , from eng ' meadow, pasture ' in the pl . and gata ' a path, a road ' and cf. the Inges 1601, 1606, 1625,1638Terrier , the Ynges 1601, 1606Terrier , the ynges 1635Terrier , the Ings 1715Terrier .