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.

Langton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Appleby St Michael

Historical Forms

  • Langeton c.1199 Lowth 1246 Abbr 1247,1257 P 1265 Cl 1279 Ass12 1540 TRMB
  • Langton 1307 Inqaqd 1345 Ipm 1376 Pat 1777 M
  • Lanketon 1539 DRH

Etymology

Langton, Langeton c. 1199Lowth , 1246 Abbr (p), 1247, 1257 P (p), 1265 Cl (p), 1279Ass 12et passim to 1540TRMB , Langton 1307 Inq aqd, 1345 Ipm, 1376 Patet freq to 1777 M, Lanketon 1539DRH . 'The long farmstead', v. lang , tūn .