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 Chatsworth

Historical Forms

  • Langeleie 1086 DB
  • Langley 1100–8 RegLich 1616 Hard 1617 Senior
  • Longeley(e), Longley(e) 1319,1351,1355 HardCh

Etymology

Langley (lost), Langeleie 1086 DB, Langley 1100–8 RegLich, 1616Hard , 1617Senior , Longeley (e ), Longley (e )1319, 1351, 1355HardCh . 'Long clearing', v. lang , lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement