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.

Longford

Other OS name in the Parish of Cannock

Historical Forms

  • Langeford 1242 Fees 1285 FA
  • Lungeford 1285 FA
  • Long(e)ford 1285 FA 1303 Var 1316 FA 1327 SR

Etymology

, Langeford 1242 Fees, 1285 FA,Lungeford 1285 FA (p), Long (e )ford 1285 FA, 1303 Var (p), 1316FA (p), 1327 SR (p) , ' the long ford ' , v. lang , ford .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name