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

Major Settlement in the Parish of Langley

Historical Forms

  • Langeleye 13th Wymondley a.1292 BM
  • Langeleye juxta Dynesleye 1293 FF
  • Langele 1302 Ch
  • Langele by Almesho 1304 Ipm

Etymology

'Long clearing or wood,' v. leah . Dynesleye is Temple Dinsley infra 22.

Places in the same Parish