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 Outgang

Early-attested site in the Parish of Thorpe Bassett

Historical Forms

  • Vtgang 13th Malton

Etymology

The Outgang (6″) is Vtgang 13thMalton , from OE  ūtgang , OScand  útgangr 'the way out (of the village).' Cf. infra .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement