Langham

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proper noun

A hamlet in Gillingham parish, Dorset (OS grid ref ST7725).

OriginOld English lang →
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Meanings

proper nounLangham (countable and uncountable, plural Langhams)

plural Langhams

  1. A number of places in England:
    1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Gillingham parish, Dorset (OS grid ref ST7725).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Colchester district, Essex (OS grid ref TM025315).
    3. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG000410).
    4. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Rutland (OS grid ref SK8411).
    5. countableuncountableA hamlet in Combe St Nicholas parish, Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST3210).
    6. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL977306).
  2. countableuncountableA town in the Rural Municipality of Corman Park, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishlang“long”
  2. EnglishLangham

From Old English lang (“long”) + hām (“homestead”).

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APA

Langham. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Langham

MLA

“Langham.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Langham. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Langham,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Langham.

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