Longdon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Longdon
Historical Forms
- into langan dune, langan dune 952 BCS1282 c.1050
- Langedune, Longedune 1086 DB
- Langeduna Osmundi c.1150 Surv
- Langentona c.1086 EveA 1190
- Langedon, Langedun c.1086 EveB 1190 Ch 1235
- Longedon, Longdon subtus malverne 1327 SR 1378 IpmR
Etymology
'Long hill,' v. lang , dun and cf. Longdon in Tredington supra 173. The Osmund is unknown.