Pain Slack
Early-attested site in the Parish of Huggate
Historical Forms
- Paineslac 1200–20 YCh1264
- Painslack 1828 Langd
Etymology
Pain Slack is Paineslac 1200–20 YCh 1264, Painslack 1828 Langd. 'Pain 's hollow,' from the pers. name Pain (v. Painsthorpe supra 131) and slakki , here used of a small valley.