Langtoft, East Riding of Yorkshire
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Langtoft is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Situated 6 miles north of Driffield town centre and lying on the B1249 between Driffield and Foxholes. The chronicler Pierre de Langtoft took his name from the village. Also resident in the village during the same era was Margaret De Langtoft, who later became one of the five nuns that formed the Sisterhood of Rosedale Priory.
According to the 2001 UK census, Langtoft parish had a population of 457.
The village has a pub, "The Ship Inn" the village contains a restaurant which open on sundays and several B&B rooms along with bar meals served daily. The village also contains village shop, but sadly the post office shut in 2004. Several other small businesses are also present. Broadband is available after a scheme to connect all Yorkshire villages by Yorkshire Forward. Broadband is also available over WiFi using Wireless mesh network in a project started before ASDL was made available.
In the centre of the village is the village green which used to be pond. Some people still refer to this site as the pond. There is a monument to the people of the village that died in the two wars.
The village itself was flooded in 1657 and 1892. A plaque can be found commemorating the floods on the corner of Back Street and Front street that reads: "In commemoration of the great flood of Langtoft April 10th 1657 Height of flood unknown. Also the great flood of Langtoft July 3rd 1892 Height of flood 7½ feet."
The village has grown over the past few years with many new houses being built. There is a joke that Langtoft is the village with "a house in every garden" reflecting the fact that a lot of homeowners' land has been sold to developers who have then built on it.
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