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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hanging Moor, Hanging Ridge, Hanging Stoop, Hanging Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Fewston

Historical Forms

  • Hing(g)on 1754,1762 PRFew
  • Hinging 1793 ib
  • Hanging House 1771 M
  • Hanging Slade 1817 M

Etymology

, Hing (g )on 1754, 1762 PRFew,Hinging 1793 ib, Hanging House 1771 M, Hanging Slade 1817 M , v. hengjandi ' steep ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name