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.

Langley Burrell

Major Settlement in the Parish of Langley Burrell

Historical Forms

  • Langelegh 940 BCS751 14th
  • Langhelei, Langefel 1086 DB
  • Langelega 1181 P 1392 Pat
  • Langelega Burel 1289 Ass 1333 SR
  • Langelega Borel 1327 Pat
  • Longley Burell 1535 VE
  • Longlye Buryll 1592 Add

Etymology

'Long clearing or wood,' v. leah . Peter Burel held the manor in 1242 (Fees), probably a descendant of Borel who was undertenant TRW.