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.

Langrigg

Major Settlement in the Parish of Langrigg and Mealrigg

Historical Forms

  • Langrug 1189 P
  • Langrugge 1191 ib
  • Langrig c.1230 HolmC
  • Langerigg' c.1255 HolmC 1439 IpmR
  • Langerigg' in Brumfeld 1306 Ass
  • Lanrig(e) 1549,1564 FF

Etymology

'Long rigg,' v. hrycg .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site