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.

Dungee Farm and Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Harrold

Historical Forms

  • Tungge 1284 FA
  • Dungeo 1485 IpmR
  • Duncheo 1501 Ipm

Etymology

Mr Bruce Dickins suggests OE  Dunninga - (v. hoh ), which would suit the situation, and compares Bengeo (Herts), DBBelingehou , which shows the same phonological development.

Places in the same Parish