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Survey of English Place-Names

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Longbury, Longbury Hill Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Gillingham

Historical Forms

  • Long Barrow 1811 OS
  • Langborowe hill 1609 LRMB
  • Langburie hill 1626 Poll
  • Langberry Hill, Longberry, (Lt) Lon(g)berry Hill 1839 TA

Etymology

( a tumulus , Long Barrow 1811 OS ) , Langborowe hill 1609LRMB ,Langburie hill 1626Poll , Langberry Hill , Longberry , (Lt )Lon (g )berry Hill 1839TA , cf. Langeborghsfurlang '1415GillCt , v. lang 1 , beorg ' mound, tumulus ' , RCHM 4 36 ( where the barrow is referred to as Longbury or Slaughter Barrow , cf. Slaughter Gate infra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement