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.

Langney

Early-attested site in the Parish of Westham

Historical Forms

  • Langelie 1086 DB
  • Langania 1121 AC
  • Langaneia 1253 FF
  • Langene c.1121 AD 1396 SAC53
  • Langley 1672 CplM 1715,1716 PHB

Etymology

'(At) the long island,' v. eg .