...North Hampshire hills. — Those •who had so strenuously dwelt on the dirt and dangers of this route, had said not a word about the beauties, the matchless...sides of very steep hills. The trees and underwood //.mi;/, in some sort, to the ground, instead of standing on it. Hence these places are called Hangers....

...North Hampshire hills. — Those •who had so strenuously dwelt on the dirt and dangers of this route, had said not a word; about the beauties, the matchless...sides of very steep hills. The trees and underwood huny, in some sort, to the 'ground, instead of standing, on it. Hence these places are called Hangers....

...the dirt and dangers of this route, had said not a word about the beauties, the matchless beau ties, of the scenery. These hangers are woods on the sides...From the summit of that which I had now to descend, I looked down upon the villages of Hawkley, Greatham, Selborne, and some others. From the south-east,...

...the North Hampshire hills. Those who had so strenuously dwelt on the dirt and dangers of this route, had said not a word about the beauties, the matchless...hangers are woods on the sides of very steep hills. Tbe trees and underwood hang, in some sort, to the ground, instead of standing on it. Hence these places...

...looking from the top of a castle down into the sea, except that the valley was land and not water. . . . These hangers are woods on the sides of very steep...From the summit of that which I had now to descend I looked down upon the villages of Hawkley, Greatham, Selborne, and some others. From the south-east,...

...among the N. Hampshire lilis. Those who had so strenuously dwelt on the dirt and dangers of ;his route had said not a word about the beauties, the matchless...These hangers are woods on the sides of very steep lilis. The trees and underwood lang, in some sort, to the ground, astead of standing on it. Hence these...

...wood hanging on the side of a hill. Cobbett, in his Rural Rides, thus accounts for the name : — " These hangers are woods on the sides of very steep...standing on it. Hence these places are called hangers." The word often occurs in composition in the southern and western counties, a wood being called Birch-hanger...

...among the N. Hampshire hills. Those who had so strenuously dwelt on the dirt and dangers of this route had said not a word about the beauties, the matchless...standing on it. Hence these places are called hangers." (It ig rather perhaps the AngloSaxon angra, a corner of land divided from the rest, either naturally...

...old master of descriptive and abusive English, thus accounts for the name in his ' Rural Rides ': ' These hangers are woods on the sides of very steep...standing on it. Hence these places are called hangers.' The word often occurs in composition in the southern and western counties ; a wood being called Birch-hanger,...

...of descriptive and abusive English, thus accounts for the name in his ' Rural Rides': ' Thesehangers are woods on the sides of very steep hills. The trees...standing on it. Hence these places are called hangers.' The word often occurs in composition in the southern and western counties ; a wood being called Birch-hanger,...