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.

Druce Hangings

Other OS name in the Parish of Puddletown

Historical Forms

  • Hangynglond iuxta terr' Drugon' 1306 ChrP 1372
  • Hangynlond 1306 1372 Ct 1463

Etymology

, Hangynglond iuxta terr ' Drugon '1306 (1372) ChrP , Hangynlond 1306(1372) ib , 1463Ct , v. hangende ' steep ' , hanging ' steep slope ' , land , Druce Fm supra .