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.

Halshanger

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ashburton

Historical Forms

  • Halshangre 1244 Ass 13th Buckfast
  • Halshanger 1330 Ass
  • Hallesangre 1284 Ass

Etymology

'Hazel-wooded slope,' v. hæsl , hangra . The situation forbids our taking the first element as heals , 'neck, col.' Cf. Addenda, Part i, lviii.