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.

langtonbarowe

Field in the Parish of Market Harborough

Historical Forms

  • langtonbarowe 1508 MktHPR
  • Langton barrow hades 1703 Terrier
  • langtonbarow sike 1475 Wyg
  • langtonbarow syke 1514 Wyg
  • langton gate 1524 Wyg
  • Langtongate foote 1635 Terrier
  • Ouerlangtongate 1344 MktHPR

Etymology

langtonbarowe 1508, Langton barrow hades 1703 (v. hēafod), langtonbarow sike 1475, langtonbarow syke 1514 (v. sík) (v. berg), langton gate 1524, Langtongate foote 1635 (v. fōt), Ouerlangtongate 1344 (v. ofer 3) (v. gata) (Church Langton and East Langton lie respectively 2 ½ and 2 miles to the northwest)