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.

Longley Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Northenden

Historical Forms

  • Langlye 1578 Earw
  • Langley 1841 TA

Etymology

, Langlye 1578 Earw, Langley 1841TA , ' long woodland glade ' , v. lang , lēah .