Langworth
Early-attested site in the Parish of Barlings
Historical Forms
- Langwath(') 1170(1291),Hy2(1291) Ch 1202 Ass 1242–3,1267 Fees 1252 Ch 1298 Ipm 1316 FA 1551 Pat
- Langwat 1176 ChancR
- Languat 1176,1178 P
- Langwat 1179,1180,1181 1298 Ipm
- Lang(e)wad 1282,1285 Barl
- Lang(e)worthe 1531 Lanc 1554 Pat 1554,1556 WillsStow 1563 Pat 1653 ParlSurv
- Langwith 1555 Pat 1562–7 LNQv 1684,1697 WillsStow
- Westlangwith 1572–4,1592–4 MinAcct
- Westlangwithe 1618–20 ib
- Estlangworth 1537–8 Dugdvi
- East Langworth 1652 WillsPCC
Etymology
'The long ford', v. OE lang1, ON langr, vað , identical with Langworth Grange in Coningsby parish, Bolingbroke Wapentake LSR.Both may well be Danish compounds, though it is impossible to be certain since the OE and ON forms of the first el. give identical spellings in ME. The ford here carries the Roman road, Margary 27, over Barlings Eau. This must have been an important crossing since Margary 27 carries the Roman road from Lincoln to Burgh le Marsh and the coast south of Skegness with a northern branch to Grainthorpe and the coast beyond.