Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Claenhangare 1086 DB

• Clehangra, Clehanger, Clehangre 1086,1139–48 Glouc 1328 Banco 1622 FF

• Clehangra, Clehanger 1138 Glouc 1575 TRMB

• Clehungr(a)', Clehungre 1154–89,13,1263–84 Glouc

• Over Clehungre, Nether Clehungre 1498 Ipm

• Cleihungr(a)', Cleyhungr(a)', Cleyhungre, Cleyhunger 1263–84,1267 Glouc 1230 Ass 1546 LP

• Cleyhanger, Cleyhangre 1248 Ass 1274 Fine 1561 FF

• Cleyaungre 1285 FF

• Clehongre 1287 QW

• Cleyngre p.1412 GloucHist

• le nether Clengar 1575 TRMB

• Clinger 1684 PR 1777 M

Etymology

'Clayey wooded slope', v. clǣg , hangra , as in Clayhanger (Ch, He), Clinger (Do), etc. On the form -hunger cf. Phonol. § 6; the DB spelling is from the wk.adj. clǣgigan .