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.

Longley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Langgeley 1285 WCR
  • Ouer-Langley, Nether-Langley 1538 MinAcct
  • Longley 1536 Rent 1551 PRHfx 1646 WillY

Etymology

Longley, Langgeley 1285 WCR (p), Ouer -Langley , Nether -Langley 1538MinAcct 56, Longley 1536 Rent, 1551 PRHfx, 1646 WillY. 'Long clearing', v. lang , lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name