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 Sheffield

Historical Forms

  • Longeley 1366 Hlm
  • Longlegh(e) 1384 1379 PT 1383 Ipm 1451 FA 1552 SheffMan
  • Longley 1452 Norf 1611 FF
  • Longlee 1499,1592 SheffMan

Etymology

Longley, Longeley 1366 Hlm, Longlegh (e )1384 ib, 1379 PT (p), 1383 Ipm, 1451 FA, 1552 SheffMan, Longley 1452Norf , 1611 FF, Longlee 1499, 1592 SheffMan. 'Long clearing', v. lang , lēah , a common p.n., Langley, Longley infra (passim ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement