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.

Bleng Tongue

Other OS name in the Parish of Gosforth

Historical Forms

  • Blenktonge 1540,1544 MinAcct
  • Blentonge 1542 1578 Cocker
  • Blentounge 1578 Cocker
  • Blaing Tongue 1783 Donald

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Blenktonge 1540, 1544MinAcct , Blentonge 1542 ib., 1578Cocker ,Blentounge 1578Cocker , Blaing Tongue 1783 Donald . Cf. also Blanke tonge Fote 1540LRMB , the foote of Blentonge 1578Cocker . v. tunge and Bleng R. supra 5 .