Langtoft
Major Settlement in the Parish of Langtoft
Historical Forms
- Lang(h)etou 1086 DB
- Langetoft 1164–70 RegAlb 1386 Test
- Langtoft(e) 14th Sawley 1343 SR 1521 Test
- Langtoft(e) on the Woold 1584 FF
Etymology
'Long piece of ground,' v. lang , topt . Lindkvist (219) compares Langetot in Normandy and Dr G. Knudsen calls attention to the Danish place-name Langtoft (DaSN(Sj) iii, 328, etc.).