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.

Launton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Launton

Historical Forms

  • Langtune c.1050 KCD865 late13th
  • Lantone 1086 DB
  • Langeton' 1206 Cur 1384 Cl
  • Laggeton' 1278–9 RH
  • Langton 1428 FA

Etymology

'Long tūn.' Langton, which has usually this origin, is a common place-name.

Places in the same Parish