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Survey of English Place-Names

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Langley Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Castle Camps

Etymology

. Cf. Langeneyefeld 1360Cole iv , Langley Wood c. 1840TA . The land is not low - lying , so if Langeneye is correct , it must stand for earlier Langenhey , ' long enclosure ' ( v. (ge)hæg ) , rather than Langeney , ' longmarshy land ' ( v. ēg ) .