Kirk Langley
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Kirk Langley | |
Kirk Langley shown within Derbyshire |
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District | Amber Valley |
Shire county | Derbyshire |
Region | East Midlands |
Constituent country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ASHBOURNE |
Postcode district | DE6 |
Police | Derbyshire |
Fire | Derbyshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
European Parliament | East Midlands |
List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire |
Kirk Langley is a village in Derbyshire. The village is four miles north of Derby and two miles south east of Brailsford on the A52 road. There are in fact two villages: Kirk Langley and Meynell Langley.
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[edit] History
The Meynell family have held land here since Henry I.[1] In 1545, the local church of St Michael was nearly destroyed in a tempest.[2]
[edit] Today
The village has a Church of England primary school[3] which has about fifty pupils.
[edit] Notable residents
- George Barrington, cricketer died here.