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Survey of English Place-Names

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Longnor

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bradley

Historical Forms

  • Longenalre 1086 DB 1231–4 MRA
  • Lungenalre 1285 FA
  • Lungenelre 1285 ib
  • Langenalre 1242 Fees
  • Long(e)nolre 1263,1360 Ipm 1327 SR 1387,1403 IpmR 1401 StaffAcc
  • Langenolgre 1360 Fine
  • Langenorle 1218 FineR
  • Longenorle 1218 Pat 1263 Ipm 1275to1378 Banco 1344to1381 FF 1387 IpmR 1418 Cl
  • Langenare 1236 Fees
  • Langenoure 1277 IpmR
  • Longenouere 1285 FA
  • Longenover 13th AD2
  • Longenhore 1332 SR
  • Longenor(e) 12th AD2 1345,1372 Ipm 1379–81 PollTax
  • Longenore als Longenolch 1370 Ipm
  • Longnour 1566 FF
  • Longnor(e) 1472 Ct 1479 Banco 1615 FF 1562 FF 1695 Morden 1834 O
  • Longner 1231–4 MRA
  • Languor 1537 FF
  • Longnorley or Longnorle 1506 Ipm

Etymology

'At the tall alder tree', v. lang (langan weak obl.), alor (dat.sg. alre )