Langley
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈlæŋli/
Forms: form: Langleys
form: Lansley
Etymology: From Old English lang (“long”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to long + -ley (“lea”).
Senses: glosses: One of numerous places in England:
A large village in Slough borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref TQ0179).
glosses: One of numerous places in England:
A village in Sutton parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ9471).
glosses: One of numerous places in England:
A suburb in Heanor and Loscoe parish, south of Langley Mill, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4446).
glosses: One of numerous places in England:
A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex (OS grid ref TL4434).
glosses: One of numerous places in England:
A suburb of Middleton, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD8507).
glosses: One of numerous places in England:
A village in Fawley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4401).
glosses: One of numerous places in England:
A hamlet and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2122).
glosses: One of numerous places in England:
A village and civil parish in Maidstone district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ8051).
glosses: One of numerous places in England:
A small village in Haydon parish, southern Northumberland, also known as Langley-on-Tyne (OS grid ref NY8261).
glosses: One of numerous places in England:
A hamlet in Leafield parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP3015).
glosses: One of numerous places in England:
A hamlet in Wiveliscombe parish, Somerset (OS grid ref ST0828).
glosses: One of numerous places in England:
A village and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP1962).
glosses: One of numerous places in England:
A suburb of Oldbury, Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9988).
glosses: One of numerous places in England:
A hamlet in Rogate parish, Chichester district, West Sussex (OS grid ref SU8029).
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Pike County, Arkansas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Bureau County, Illinois.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Ellsworth County, Kansas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Floyd County, Kentucky.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Mayes County, Oklahoma.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
The Central Intelligence Agency, whose headquarters is located in Langley, Virginia.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city on Whidbey Island, Island County, Washington.
glosses: A district municipality and city therein, in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.
glosses: A commune in Vosges department, Grand Est, France.
glosses: A locality in Mount Alexander Shire, central Victoria, Australia.
glosses: A lunar crater located close to the northwestern limb of the Moon.
glosses: A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms: Abbots Langley
Kings Langley
Kington Langley
Langley extrapolation
Langley Green
Langley Mill
Ruckley and Langley