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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hinks Furlong

Field in the Parish of Bottesford

Historical Forms

  • 1850 TA
  • Heinc e.Hy3 Rut
  • hengforlang Hy3 Stix
  • hengefurlong ' 1332 Rut
  • hingfurlong ' 1366 Rut
  • yngesforlang ' e.14 BelCartA
  • ingefurlong 1333 Rut
  • Inges furl ' 1601 Terrier 1605 Terrier
  • Inggs furlonge 1625 Terrier
  • Ings furl ' 1629 Terrier

Etymology

Hinks Furlong (Heinc e. Hy 3, hengforlang Hy 3 Stix, hengesfurlong' 1332, 1344, hengefurlong' 1332, hingfurlong' 1366, yngesforlang' e. 14, ingefurlong 1333, Inges furl' 1601, 1605, Inggs furlonge 1625, Ings furl' 1629 (1712), v. eng, furlang)