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.

Longwood

Major Settlement in the Parish of Huddersfield

Historical Forms

  • Langewode 1202 FF
  • Langwode 1306,1383 DodsN
  • Langwood 1573 WillY
  • Long(e)wod(e) 1542 FF 1563 YDvi
  • Long(e)wood 1587,1608 FF

Etymology

'The long wood', v. lang , wudu . The village lies on a long narrow strip of the township (1 mile long, 300 yds wide) below Longwood Edge and separating Golcar and Lindley.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site