Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Langeton(e) c.1165 MontC 1206,1214 Cur 1280 Ipm 1285 FA 1546 Ct

• Langeton(e) (in) Pur(e)bic, Langeton(e) (in) Pur(e)bik(e), Langeton(e) (in) Pur(e)byk(e) 1214 Cur 1276,1278 1278 ChrP 1372 Ass 1280 Sheen p1483

• Langeton(e) juxta Corf Castel 1321 FF

• Langeton(e) iuxta Swanwich 1392 DCMDeed

• Langeton(e) by Corft 1399 Cl

• Langton, Langton (in) Purbek, Langton (in) Purbik, Langton (in) Purbyk(e) 1321 Inqaqd 1575 Saxton

• Langgeton 1332 SR 1333 Wim

• Langheton 1339 Pat

• Lanckton 1687 Hutch3

• Longeton(e) in Pubike (sic) 1280 Ass

• Longeton(e) in Purbyke p1483 Sheen

• Longton 1465 Pat

• Langton Averey, Langton Avereye in Purbyke 1309 Hutch3

• Langeton Walisch, Langeton Walisch in Purbyk, Langeton Walisch in Purbike 1376 IpmR 1376(1393),1376(1396) Pat

• Langeton Wals(s)h(e) 1397 FF 1416 Cl

• Langeton Walyssh(e), Langeton Walysche 1423–1429 Midd 1517,1519 HarlCh

• Langton Walys(s)h(e), Langton Walysche 1412 FA 1454 Ct 1519,1535 HarlCh

• Langton Welssh 1540 Hutch3

• Langton Wallis c.1586 Tres

• Lang(e)ton Mawtravers, Lang(e)ton Mautravers 1428 1431 1435 IpmR 1436 Fine

• Lang(e)ton Matrevers 1497(17),1623(17) DCMDeed

• Lang(e)ton Matreuers c.1586 Tres

• Lang(e)ton Mutrevers 1599 Pitt

• Lang(e)ton Matreavers 1630 DCMDeed 17

• Estlangton, West Langton 1550 Midd

Etymology

'Long farm', v. lang 1 , tūn ; Hutch3 1 630 observes 'the village consists of one street, near a mile in length'. Langton Wallis (no longer marked on the maps in this par. but cf. Langton Wallis in Arne par. infra ) takes its name from the family of Ing(el)ram le Waleys who was here in 1276 Pat, 1280Ass , Ipm, 1285 FA, etc; West Langton and probably Langeton juxta Corf Cartel , — by Corft also denote this manor, and Langton Averey (e ) probably refers to the whole or part of it, Averey representing OFr  Auverey , Auveré < OG  Alverad with reference to its early possession by one of the Alvreds of Lincoln (v. Hutch3 1718, VCHDo 355–6, and Okeford Fitzpaine par. infra ), cf. however Hutch3 1 717 where Averey is thought to be a corruption of Avenel , a family of which name claimed advowson of the church in 1213 (though the surname (d ')Avenel should be read Daneuel (Daneville ) according to DoNHAS 14 110). Langton Matravers (alternatively called Estlangton and probably also Langeton iuxta Swanwich ) takes its name from the family of John Mautravers who was here in 1281 FF, 1297 Ipm, 1333Wim , etc., cf. Lytchett Matravers par. infra . For the affixes, v. ēast , west , Isle of Purbeck supra , Corfe C. par. supra , Swanage par. infra .