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.

Langley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Corney

Historical Forms

  • Langliuerh' c.1225 StB
  • Langlivere 1315 FF
  • Langliferhe 1228–43 DuLa
  • Langliveregh 1235 StB
  • Langliuerhg 1252 Pipe
  • Langliver 1254,c.1255 StB
  • Langelivere c.1225 StB
  • Langeliuerħ c.1240–50 Hesley
  • Langelyve Erghe 1240–56 Furness
  • Langelive c.1290 ib
  • Langauergh' 1235 Pipe
  • Laglivesherge 1236,1228–43 DuLa
  • Langalyver c.1275 ChronicleofMan
  • Langler 1397 Furness
  • Langley 1572 FF

Etymology

“The erg or shieling of a woman bearing the ON  personal name Langlíf ,” as first suggested by W. G. Collingwood (CW iii, 89). The name is well recorded in Danish England in the form Langliva .