Henge Lane
Early-attested site in the Parish of South Malling Without
Historical Forms
- Hendge Lane 1581 FM
Etymology
Henge Lane now Brook Lane infra 355. In 1543 (FM ) we have 'an acre of brook called the Henge ' and also Henge Lane , so also Hendge Lane in 1581 (FM ). The lane leads steeply down to the marshes and we have here the same first element as in OE hengeclif , 'sloping cliff.'