Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• le Lanhouse 1352,1372 YDvi

• Lanhoses 1371 ib

• Layn(e)house(s) 1410,1534,1548 YDviii

• Layn(e)howseys 1465 ib

• Lanehowse 1463 ib

• Lanehouse(z), Lanehouses 1472 YDvi 1507 WillY 1536 MinAcct

• Landehouses 1503 Ipm

• Langhouses 1519 WillY

• Longhouse Garth 1840 TA

Etymology

Lane Ho (lost), le Lanhouse 1352, 1372 YD vi, Lanhoses 1371 ib, Layn (e )house (s )1410, 1534, 1548 YD viii, Layn (e )howseys 1465 ib, Lanehowse 1463 ib, Lanehouse (z ), Lanehouses 1472 YD vi, 1507 WillY, 1536MinAcct , Landehouses 1503 Ipm, Langhouses 1519 WillY, Longhouse Garth 1840TA . 'Houses by the lane', v. lane , hūs . The TA reference (field 741) shows that the site was near the lane running along the Aire bank to Little Airmyn (1″ O.S. 97–715254).