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.

Long Strath

Early-attested site in the Parish of Borrowdale

Historical Forms

  • Langestrothe t.Rici CWiv
  • Langestrohe t.John Fountains
  • Langestrode 1211 Furness

Etymology

See also Longstrath Beck supra 20. 'Long marsh,' v. strōd and cf. WRY Langstroth Dale (DEPN).