Langton Long Blandford

Langton Long Blandford

The Old Rectory
Langton Long Blandford
 Langton Long Blandford shown within Dorset
OS grid referenceST897059
DistrictNorth Dorset
Shire countyDorset
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Police Dorset
Fire Dorset
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
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Coordinates: 50°51′10″N 2°08′45″W / 50.8528°N 2.1457°W

Langton Long Blandford is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is sited by the River Stour in the North Dorset administrative district, approximately 0.75 miles (1.21 km) southeast of Blandford Forum. In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 120.[1]

Forming the southeastern line of the parish boundary is an old track linking prehistoric Buzbury Rings, on nearby Keyneston Hill, to a ford over the river.[2][3]

St Leonards farmhouse used to house a leper hospital.[2]

The parish church was rebuilt in 1862.[2]

References

  1. "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 North Dorset District Council (c. 1983). North Dorset Official District Guide. Home Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 37.
  3. Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale 'Pathfinder' map, sheet ST 80/90 (Blandford Forum), 1972