 The Longe family are believed to have settled in Norfolk prior to 1299 with reference being made to both "Robert le Longe" and "John le Longe" who were traders of saltpetre in Norwich and the City of London.The family are notably descended from William of Wykeham, Chancellor of England and Bishop of Winchester from which much of the family wealth can be attributed.Another branch of the family settled in Suffolk in the 1300s with "Walterus le Longe" and "Rogerus le Longe" both mentioned as bailiffs in Dunwich, Suffolk in 1332 and 1333.