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.

Langage

Early-attested site in the Parish of Plympton St Mary

Historical Forms

  • Langehewis 1086 DB
  • Langehiwis t.Hy2 Oliver
  • Langehywys 1291 Tax
  • Langishe 1629 FF

Etymology

'The long hiwisc.'