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.

Clayhanger Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Barthomley

Historical Forms

  • Clayhung(er) 1268,1318 Rich
  • Clehungre 1315 Plea
  • Cleyhunger 1621 Orm2 1650 AddRoll
  • Clayhunder House 1629 Sheaf
  • Clehongur 1432 AddCh
  • Cleyhonger 1577 AddRoll 1621 ChCert
  • Cle(y)onger 1621 ib
  • Clayhonger Hall 1724 NotCestr
  • Clayhanger 1614 Cre
  • Cleyhanger (Hall) 1668 Vern

Etymology

'Wood on a clayey hill-side', v. clǣg , hangra , hongra , hall , hūs .A variant upon this type is Clamhunger 252.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name