Upper Langford
settlement · North Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This name means 'upper settlement on the Langford'. 'Langford' is an Old English name meaning 'long ford'. 'Upper' indicates its position relative to another settlement on the same ford.
Word origins
- Upper
- Old Englishhigher in position
- Langford
- Old Englishlong ford(from lang "long", ford "ford")