Longtree Barn
Early-attested site in the Parish of Avening
Historical Forms
- æt Langa treo 1052 ASC late11th
- Longetr' 1309 MinAcct
- Langtree, Longtree 1379,1453 ib
Etymology
Longtree Barn, 1777 M, æt Langa treo 1052D (late 11th) ASC, Longetr '1309MinAcct , Langtree , Longtree 1379, 1453 ib. 'The tall tree', v. lang , trēow ; cf. Langtree (D 95). This place gave its name to Longtree Hundred (85supra ). It was here that Earl Godwin, who had land in this hundred (DB fol. 164a), and his sons Swein and Harold gathered their armies to fight against King Edward in 1052.
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Other OS name
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- Longman's Barn
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