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.

Great Langton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Langton on Swale

Historical Forms

  • Langetun, Langeton 1086 DB
  • Langeton magna 1285 KI
  • Langeton Mekyl, apon Swaylle 1536 YChant

Etymology

'The long farm' v. lang , tun .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site