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Survey of English Place-Names

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East Hanningfield, South Hanningfield and West Hanningfield

Major Settlement in the Parish of East, South and West Hanningfield

Historical Forms

  • Haningefeldā, Haningefeld 1086 DB
  • Hanyngefeld 1213–62 FF
  • Westhanyngefeld 1247 ib
  • Esthanyngefeld 1255 1333–8 Cl
  • Hanyngefeud, Suhanyngefeud 1232 FF 1238 SR 1241 For
  • Suthannyngfeld 1329 Londin
  • Hammingefelda 1086 InqEl
  • Suthamingfeld 1248 FF
  • Haneghefeldā 1086 DB
  • (West)hanege(s)feld 1203,1208 FF 1212 RBE
  • Hanekefeld 1235 FF
  • Hanig(e)feld 1227,1239 FF
  • Suthanig(e)feld 1254 1255 Ass 1311 MinAcct
  • Hanig(e)feud, Suhanig(e)feud 1255 FF
  • Estannigefeld, Northstannigefeld 1239 FF
  • Estanefeud 1248 Ass
  • Esthanifeld, Suhanifeld 1255 1328 Londin
  • Han(e)feld(e) 1248 Ass
  • Suthan(e)feld(e) 1324 Ipm 1341,1387 Cl
  • Suthanyfeld 1293 FF 1328,1336 Londin
  • Hang(e)feud 1248 Ass 1258 FF
  • Hang(e)feld, Suhang(e)feld 1254 Ass
  • Suthanehefeud, Esthanehefeud 1250 CottCh
  • Henning(e)feld a.1272 Colch 1314 Inqaqd
  • Han(e)wefeld 1296 ADi 1323 For
  • Southanewesfeld 1337 Cl
  • Sowt Handwefeld 1297,1474 ADi
  • Esthallingfeld 1320 Inqaqd
  • Haryngfeld 1323 For
  • Sowthanynfeld 1407 ADi
  • Hansfeld 1545 FF
  • West Hanvile 1685 EssPRii
  • (vulgarly) Hanville 1768 M
  • Southhanvell 1690 AshingdonPR
  • Hanvil Fd c.1840 TA

Etymology

'Open country of the people of Hana or Hān ,' v. ing , feld .For these pers. names cf. Hanscombe (PN BedsHu 175) and Hannington (PN Nth 125). For the development cf. Danbury supra 248 and Manuden infra 551.

Places in the same Parish

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