Langley
Early-attested site in the Parish of Newbold and Dunston
Historical Forms
- Lang(e)ley(e), Lang(e)le, Lang(e)lay Hy3 WollCh 1298,1311 DbCh 1313 Inqaqd 1619 ShefBM
- Langley Close 1712 ib
- Longeley Ed1 DbCh
- Longeleghe 1338 HardCh
- Langley Colliery c.1870 FW
Etymology
Langley (lost), Lang (e )ley (e ), Lang (e )le , Lang (e )lay Hy 3WollCh , 1298, 1311 DbCh, 1313 Inq aqdet freq to 1619ShefBM , Langley Close 1712 ib, Longeley Ed 1 DbCh, Longeleghe 1338HardCh . 'Long clearing', v. lang , lēah . The name remained in use to the last century and there was a Langley Colliery c. 1870 (FW). Cf. also Long Langley 1849TA .