Langley
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See also: langley
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (surname): Lansley
Etymology
[edit]From Old English lang (“long”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to long + -ley (“lea”).
Pronunciation
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[edit]Langley (countable and uncountable, plural Langleys)
- One of numerous places in England:
- A large village in Slough borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref TQ0179).
- A village in Sutton parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ9471).
- A suburb in Heanor and Loscoe parish, south of Langley Mill, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4446).
- A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex (OS grid ref TL4434). [1]
- A suburb of Middleton, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD8507).
- A village in Fawley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4401).
- A hamlet and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2122). [2]
- A village and civil parish in Maidstone district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ8051). [3]
- A small village in Haydon parish, southern Northumberland, also known as Langley-on-Tyne (OS grid ref NY8261).
- A hamlet in Leafield parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP3015).
- A hamlet in Wiveliscombe parish, Somerset (OS grid ref ST0828). [4]
- A village and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP1962). [5]
- A suburb of Oldbury, Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9988).
- A hamlet in Rogate parish, Chichester district, West Sussex (OS grid ref SU8029).
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Pike County, Arkansas.
- An unincorporated community in Bureau County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Ellsworth County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Floyd County, Kentucky.
- A town in Mayes County, Oklahoma.
- An unincorporated community in McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.
- (by metonymy) The Central Intelligence Agency, whose headquarters is located in Langley, Virginia.
- A city on Whidbey Island, Island County, Washington.
- A district municipality and city therein, in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.
- A commune in Vosges department, Grand Est, France.
- A locality in Mount Alexander Shire, central Victoria, Australia.
- A lunar crater located close to the northwestern limb of the Moon.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
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[edit]Statistics
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Langley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 391.
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