Longfleet
Major Settlement in the Parish of Longfleet
Historical Forms
- Langeflete 1230 P 1288 Ass 1374 MinAcct 1520 Rent 1543 Ct
- Langefleatte 1543 ib
- Langeflethe 1544 ib
- Langflete (iuxta Mare) 1463 MinAcct 1465,1529 Ct
- Langf(f)let(t) 1529 1554 AddCh
- Longfle(e)t(e) 1575 Saxton c.1586 Tres
Etymology
'long inlet or creek', from lang1 (wk.obl. langan ) and flēot , with Lat mare 'the sea', referring to Holes Bay in Canford Magna par. supra . The bounds of Longfleet are given in 1836 Hutch3 3303.