Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Bleneford 1086 DB

• Blæneford Exon

• Blaneford 1280 Pat 1310 Cl

• Longa Bladeneford (sic) 1179–80 P

• Longa(m) Blaneford(') 1212 Fees 1228 Cl 1291 Tax 1329 Pat 1428 FA

• Lang(e)blan(e)ford(e) Hy3 Ipm 1244 Ass 1548 Ct

• Lang(e)blan(e)ford(e) alias Lang(e)ton Boteler, Lang(e)blan(e)ford(e) otherwise Lang(e)ton Boteler, Lang(e)ton Botyler, Lang(e)ton Botil(l)er 1420 Fine 1466 Weld1

• Lang(e)ton otherwise Langeton Latyle by Blaneforde Forum 1421,1426 Cl

• Lang(e)ton alias dict' Langton' Latyle 1466 Weld1

• Long(e)blan(e)ford(e) 1242 Ch 1279 Cl 1661 AddCh

• Blaneford' Michael' Belet 1217 ClR

• Blaneford' Belet 1242–3 Fees

• Blaneford Philippi de Tylly, Langeblaneford' Tilly 1242–3 Fees

• Langeton 1273 Banco 1288 Ass 1316 FA

• Langeton iuxta Blaneford forum 1394 Russ 1443 Weld1

• Langton 1412 FA 1548 Ct 1598 AD

• Langhton 1506 Pat

• Blaneford' Langeton' 1280,1288 Ass

• Langeton Blaneford 1309 Ipm 1310 Cl

• Langton Long Blandford 1598 AD

• Langeton(e) Botiller, Langeton(e) Botelir 1303 FA 1327 SR 1370 Ass

• Langton Boteler 1428 FA

• Langton Botyler alias dicta Langblaneford 1431 ib

• Langton Butler 1598 AD 1664 HTax

• Langton Botiler 1795 Boswell

• Langeton(e) Latyle 1327 SR 1370 Ass 1431 FA

• Langton Latell 1598 AD

• Langton Latile 1795 Boswell

• Langgeton(') Gulden(') 1332 SR 1340 NI

• Gylden Langton 1546 Hutch3

• Langton Gundon (sic) 1664 HTax

Etymology

Long - distinguishes this par. from Blandford F. and Blandford St M. pars. q. v. supra , v. lang 1 'long'; Langton - means 'long farm or estate', v. tūn , cf. Langton Fm & Langton Ho, Littleton Fm & Littleton Ho infra . For the identification of the DB forms, v. Eyton 131–2, VCHDo 398, 111, DBGazetteer 122. Michael Belet is mentioned in 1216 ClR, cf. Emma Belet 1254 FF. The family of -de (la ) Tylly , -(de ) Latylle had lands both here and in Blandford St M. par. supra (Hutch3 1 163, 282f, and the form Blaneford Philippi de Tylly may in fact belong under the latter, cf. Robert de Tilli 1205 ClR, Oliva de Tylly 1225 ib, Richard de la Tille 1236 Fees, John de la Tyl (l )e , John de la Tille , John de la Tyele 1288Ass , 1290 FF, 1309 ib, John de Latille 1316 FA (he held Langeton jointly with Joan le Botiller ). Langeton Botiller was a distinct manor; the family of le Botiller was here from 1280, cf. John le Botiller 1280 Pat, John le Botyl (l )er 1280 Misc, 1303 FA, John le Boteler 1288Ass , etc.Langgeton Gulden seems to have been another name for Langeton Latyle ; the tithing called Langetone Latyle in 1327SR is Langgeton ' Gulden ' in 1332 SR, and in 1334 Cl, Ipm Henry le Guldene held at his death the manors of Lang (e )blaneford and Langeton Latile , cf. also Roger le Gildene 1309 FF, Henry le Gildene 1327SR , Henry de Gulden 1329 Pat, Henry le Gulden '1332 SR, Elizabeth de Gulden 1346 FA. There were two mills at Langton Long B. in 1309 FF.