Longford Crofts
settlement · West Lothian
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Longford Crofts is an Old English name. 'Longford' refers to a long crossing point over a river, and 'crofts' denotes small enclosed fields.
Word origins
- Longford
- Old Englishlong ford(from lang "long", ford "river crossing")
- Crofts
- Old EnglishAttestedsmall fields(from croft "small enclosed field")