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.

Longford

Major Settlement in the Parish of Longford

Historical Forms

  • Lang(e)ford(e) 1197 P 1203 ChR 1208–15 RegAnt 1211–3 Fees 1258 DbCh 1676 DbAvii
  • Lang(e)forthe 1535 Val
  • Long(e)ford(e) John DbCh 1252 Ch 1265 FF 1269 Ass 1269,Hy3 WollCh 1275 RH
  • Long(e)forth 1527 RylCrCh 1536 Trusley

Etymology

'Long ford', v. lang , ford .