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 Heanor

Historical Forms

  • Langeleie 1086 DB
  • Langel' 1197,Hy3 Darley
  • Langeleya 1210 ib
  • Langeleye 1258 FF
  • Langeleye iuxta Henovere 1330 FF 1496 DbCh
  • Langley 1385 Cor 1500 DbCh
  • Longeleye 1330 Ass 1371 Pat

Etymology

Langley, Langeleie 1086 DB, Langel '1197, Hy 3 Darley (p), Langeleya 1210 ib (p), Langeleye 1258 FF, Langeleye iuxta Henovere 1330FF et passim to 1496 DbCh, Langley 1385Cor , 1500 DbCh, Longeleye 1330Ass , 1371 Pat. 'Long clearing', v. lang , lēah .