Langwith
Major Settlement in the Parish of Wheldrake
Historical Forms
- Languelt 1086 DB
- Lang(e)wath 12th LeonardN 1191 P
- Lang(e)wat 1234 Cl 1300 Ebor
- Le Haye de Langwathe 1234 Dunelm
- Haia, Haya de Lang(e)wath 1276 Warter 1286
- Langwath Hay 1299 YI
Etymology
'Long ford,' v. lang , vað .Langevad is a common Dan place-name (DaSN(Sj) iii, 547).The haia (v. gehæg 'hunting enclosure') was part of the Forest of Ouse and Derwent.