Langdon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Langdon
Historical Forms
- Langendunā 1086 DB
- Langedum (sic) 1203 FF
- Langeduine (sic) 1203 Cur
- Langedon(e) 1203–57 FF t.Hy3 RBE 1344 Cl
- Langeton ib.
- Langdon Hill(e)s 1485 Pat 1537 FF 1562 Extent
- Langdon on the Hill 1563 FF
- Layndon hill 1594 N
Etymology
'The long hill,' v. dun . The name has been changed through the influence of the neighbouring Laindon. The correct form survives in the name of the hill, Langdon Hill and in Langdonhill Hall (cf. VCH i, 398), and has now been restored on the O.S. (Popular 1″) in place of Laindon (6″).