Longney
Major Settlement in the Parish of Longney
Historical Forms
- in Longanege 972 BCS1282 10th
- Langenei, Langeney(e) 1086 DB 1248 Ass a.1274 Guise 1291 Tax
- Langen(e)' 1127 Monast 1248 Ass 1276 RH
- Longaneia c.1100 BM
- Longeney(e) 13 Glouc c.1260 GlR 1287 Ass 1407 FF
- Longney 1316 FA 1465 Pat 1790 PR
- Laungeneye 1248 Ass
Etymology
'The long island', v. lang , ēg . It is described as insula 'island' in 1200 ChR. It may refer to a low stretch of ground enclosed on three sides by the Severn or to a long mud island exposed when the river is at low tide.