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.

Langley Fm, Langley Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Winchcomb

Historical Forms

  • Langeleia Hy3 BM
  • Longley hull 1482 MinAcct
  • Lang(e)ley 1547,1550 Pat 1605 FF

Etymology

Langley Fm, Langley Hill, Langeleia Hy 3 BM, Longley hull 1482MinAcct , Lang (e )ley 1547, 1550 Pat, 1605FF . 'The long clearing', v. lang , lēah , and hyll 'hill'.