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.

Hanger Lane

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tottenham

Historical Forms

  • Hangars lane 1745 R
  • Hangre Totenham 1189 CottCh
  • (in) hangere de Totenham c.1200 Clerkenwell
  • la Hangre 1350 Ipm
  • le greate Haunger in Tottenham 1547 FF

Etymology

Hanger Lane is Hangars lane 1745 R, preserving the name of the wood or wooded slope (v. hangra) referred to as Hangre Totenham 1189CottCh , (in ) hangere de Totenham c. 1200Clerkenwell , la Hangre 1350 Ipm, le greate Haunger in Tottenham 1547 FF. Cf. Hanger Hill infra 91.