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.

Cathanger Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Woodend

Historical Forms

Kathang' c.1200 Ashby

Catteanger 1593 Map

Etymology

is Kathang 'c. 1200Ashby , Catteanger 1593Map . ' Wild cat slope , ' v. hangra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Kirby Grounds

Other OS name

Major Settlement

Woodend