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.

Langton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Langton

Historical Forms

  • Lanton 1086 DB
  • Langatuna t.Ric1 Ch 1308
  • Langetun, Langeton(a) 1169 Malton 1190 P 1353 Ipm
  • Langgetona 1297 LS
  • Langton 1303 KF 1342 SR

Etymology

'Long enclosure or farmstead,' v. lang , tun .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement