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.

Smallhanger

Other OS name in the Parish of Plympton St Mary

Historical Forms

  • Smalhangr' 1330 SR
  • Smallhanger 1505 BM

Etymology

is Smalhangr '1330SR (p), Smallhanger 1505 BM . ' Narrow slope , ' v. smæl , hangra .