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.

Longtown

Early-attested site in the Parish of Arthuret

Historical Forms

  • Longeton 1267 Ch
  • Langetoune 1584 Border
  • Longtowne 1590 Map
  • Langtown 1607 NB
  • Long Town 1695 Morden

Etymology

'Long tūn.'