Gorerong (Cottages)
Early-attested site in the Parish of Podington
Historical Forms
- Wrongelond c.1200 Ashby
- Little Gorewrong 17th VCHiii.82
Etymology
It is clear that both elements in this name must refer to the division of the old open field into lands , some of which might be crooked (v. wrang ) and between which there might at times be 'gores' (v. gara ), but the exact sense of the compound is not clear.