English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Lannock

Early-attested site in the Parish of Weston

Historical Forms

  • Langenache 12th Dugdvi
  • Langenok 1255 Ass 1309 Pat t.Ric2 BM
  • Langenoch 13th Wymondley
  • Langenock 1410 BM
  • Langnock, Lannocke t.Eliz ChancP

Etymology

Lannock is Langenache 12th Dugd vi, Langenok 1255Ass , 1309 Pat, t. Ric 2 BM, Langenoch 13thWymondley , Langenock 1410 BM, Langnock , Lannocke t. Eliz ChancP. 'Long (i.e. tall) oak,' v. ac . Cf. Langtree (PN D 96).