Langley

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English

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Main Street, Langley, Washington

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Langley (countable and uncountable, plural Langleys)

  1. One of numerous places in England:
    1. A large village in Slough borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref TQ0179).
    2. A village in Sutton parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ9471).
    3. A suburb in Heanor and Loscoe parish, south of Langley Mill, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4446).
    4. A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex (OS grid ref TL4434). [1]
    5. A suburb of Middleton, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD8507).
    6. A village in Fawley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4401).
    7. A hamlet and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2122). [2]
    8. A village and civil parish in Maidstone district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ8051). [3]
    9. A small village in Haydon parish, southern Northumberland, also known as Langley-on-Tyne (OS grid ref NY8261).
    10. A hamlet in Leafield parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP3015).
    11. A hamlet in Wiveliscombe parish, Somerset (OS grid ref ST0828). [4]
    12. A village and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP1962). [5]
    13. A suburb of Oldbury, Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9988).
    14. A hamlet in Rogate parish, Chichester district, West Sussex (OS grid ref SU8029).
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Arkansas.
    2. An unincorporated community in Bureau County, Illinois.
    3. An unincorporated community in Ellsworth County, Kansas.
    4. An unincorporated community in Floyd County, Kentucky.
    5. A town in Mayes County, Oklahoma.
    6. An unincorporated community in McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.
    7. (by metonymy) The Central Intelligence Agency, whose headquarters is located in Langley, Virginia.
    8. A city on Whidbey Island, Island County, Washington.
  3. A district municipality and city therein, in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.
  4. A commune in Vosges department, Grand Est, France.
  5. A locality in Mount Alexander Shire, central Victoria, Australia.
  6. A lunar crater located close to the northwestern limb of the Moon.
  7. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Langley is the 1289th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 27252 individuals. Langley is most common among White (82.43%) and Black/African American (11.31%) individuals.

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Essex)
  2. ^ Parish map (Hertfordshire)
  3. ^ Parish map (Kent)
  4. ^ List of United Kingdom locations: La-Laz on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  5. ^ Parish map (Warwickshire)

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