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.

Manages

Early-attested site in the Parish of Shudy Camps

Historical Forms

  • Manheg(ge) 1219 FF 13th Waltham
  • Manhedg t.Jas1 Colexxxvii
  • the Manages 1831 Trinity
  • Managers Field c.1840 TA

Etymology

Manages (local) is Manheg (ge )1219FF , 13thWaltham , Manhedg t. Jas 1Cole xxxvii, the Manages 1831Trinity , Managers Field c. 1840TA . 'Common hedge or enclosure,' from OE  gemǣne and hecg . It is near the parish boundary. Cf. Man Wood (PN Ess 316, 495) and Manhood (PN Sx 79).