Langley

Meanings

1. One of numerous places in England:
2. A large village in Slough borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref TQ0179).
3. A village in Sutton parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ9471).
4. A suburb in Heanor and Loscoe parish, south of Langley Mill, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4446).
5. A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex (OS grid ref TL4434).
6. A suburb of Middleton, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD8507).
7. A village in Fawley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4401).
8. A hamlet and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2122).
9. A village and civil parish in Maidstone district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ8051).
10. A small village in Haydon parish, southern Northumberland, also known as Langley-on-Tyne (OS grid ref NY8261).
11. A hamlet in Leafield parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP3015).
12. A hamlet in Wiveliscombe parish, Somerset (OS grid ref ST0828).

1. A unit of heat transmission in the CGS system of units. It is equivalent to 41,840 J/m² in SI units. Symbol: Ly.

Etymology

From Old English lang (“long”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to long + -ley (“lea”).