Quote Originally Posted by Samp View Post
I believe they used to have public hangings there in the old days, hence the name, Hang field, later became Anfield!
I have heard it said that Anfield was named because of hangings .. but I never heard anything about it being on the triangle !!
I have also heard that the district was named 'Ann's Field' -something to do with a dwelling called ' Ann's cottage - which can be seen on very old maps.