Panshanger
Early-attested site in the Parish of Hertford
Historical Forms
- Paleshangre 1198 FF 1220 Fees 1255
- Peneshangre 1206 Cur 1293 FF 1302 Ch
- Pensangre 1460 StJohns
- Paneshangre 1228 FF 1248,1255 Ass 1274 FF 1294,1296 SR
- Penneshanger 1248 Ass
- Panneshangre 1306 Pat
- Pansangre 1342 Pat
- Panshanger al. Passager 1567 FF
Etymology
The second element in this name is hangra, 'slope'. The first is quite uncertain. The form Polehangre (DB) quoted by Ekwall (DEPN s. n .), though found in the Herts DB, belongs to Polehanger (Beds) and not to this place.