Claim: Hang is believed to derive from the Old English word Hangar, the place is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Hotun and  halfway between Hutton Hang and the village of Finghall.
Evidence: Hang is believed to derive from the Old English word Hangar which meant a wooded slope. Its name derives from its meeting place of Hang Bank which was halfway between Hutton Hang and the village of Finghall. The place is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Hotun.