Tur Langton

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A street in Tur Langton.
Total Population data for Tur Langton, 1881-2011

Tur Langton (derived from the Anglo-Saxon word for an enclosure, meaning "long town")[1] is a small village in the heart of Leicestershire in England. Tur Langton is home to the Bulls Head pub, situated to the east of the village. According to the 2011 census, Tur Langton had a population of 316.[2] In the 1870's, the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Tur Langton as:

"...a township, with a village, in Church-Langton parish, Leicester; 2 miles E by N of Kibworth r. station, and 5¼ N of Market-Harborough. Real property, £3,278. Pop., 337. Houses, 90. A church is here, as a chapel to Church-Langton; is a small old building with a turret; and was about to be restored in 1864, at a cost of about £1,000. There is also an Independent chapel. Charles I., in his flight from the battle of Naseby, watered his horse here, at a place still called King Charles' Well."[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Saxons on the Edge". Time Team. Season 15. Episode 8. 2008-02-24. http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/T/timeteam/2008/knave-hill/index.html.
  2. ↑ "Tur Langton (Parish): Key Figures for the 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 February 2014. 
  3. ↑ Wilson, John Marius (1870-72). Gazetteer of England and Wales (1st ed.). Edinburgh: A.Fullarton & Co. Retrieved 5 February 2014. 

External links

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Coordinates: 52°32′38″N 0°56′49″W / 52.544°N 0.947°W / 52.544; -0.947


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