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.

The Manger

Early-attested site in the Parish of Woolstone

Historical Forms

  • (on) hrung putt 856 BCS491 12th
  • (on) hring pyt 953 c.1240 ib
  • (on) hringpyt 958 12th ib

Etymology

The Manger: this great hollow is (on ) hrung putt 856 (12th) BCS 491, (on ) hring pyt 953 (c. 1240) ib 899, (on ) hringpyt 958 (12th) ib 902; 'circle-pit', v. hring , pytt .