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St Peter's Church

Other OS name in the Parish of East Langton

Historical Forms

  • the Church(e) 1601,1674 Terrier 1745 et passim
  • Church (St Peter) 1846,1863,1877 White 1925 Kelly
  • ecclesie de Langeton 1220 MHW 1361 Pat
  • ecclesie parochialis de Churche Langeton 1554 ib
  • the Church Yard 1712,1715,1821 Terrier

Etymology

, the Church (e )1601, 1674Terrier et passim to 1745ib , Church (St Peter )1846, 1863, 1877 White, 1925 Kelly; it is earlier recorded asecclesie de Langeton 1220 MHW, 1361Pat , ecclesie parochialis de Churche Langeton 1554ib (with MLat  parochialis 'parochial'). Notealso the Church Yard 1712, 1715, 1821Terrier , v. churchyerd .