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.

Langford

Major Settlement in the Parish of Langford

Historical Forms

  • Langefort 1086 DB
  • Langeford' 1155–8 RegAntiquiss 1393 Cl
  • Little Langeford 1384 Cl
  • Lanfordia 1233 Bract
  • Langford 1316,1428 FA

Etymology

'Long ford,' a fairly common place-name.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name