East Langton

The large castellated water tower belongs to East Langton Grange.
Church Langton St Peter church stained glass by Heaton, Butler and Bayne

East Langton (derived from the Anglo-Saxon word for an enclosure, meaning "long town")[1] is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. The parish also includes Church Langton. It is near Kibworth and Market Harborough, and the parish according to the 2001 census had a population of 351. Church Langton church tower is a landmark to travellers from the south and the whole building is finely proportioned.[2] The church has an organ given by the Revd William Hanbury, vicar for 25 years from 1753.[3]

East Langton contains a total of 103 houses.

In the 1880s, East Langton was described as

"township and vil. (ry. sta. Langton) Church Langton par., Leicestershire, 3½ miles N. of Market Harborough, pop. 242"[4]

According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 393[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Saxons on the Edge". Time Team. Season 15. Episode 8. 2008-02-24.
  2. ↑ Betjeman, J. (ed.) (1968) Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches: the North. London: Collins; p. 167
  3. ↑ Firth, J. B. (1926) Highways and Byways in Leicestershire. London: Macmillan; pp. 201-08
  4. ↑ Bartholomew, John (1887). Gazetteer of the British Isles (1st ed.). Edinburgh: Bartholomew.
  5. ↑ "<Placename> (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". National Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

External links

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Coordinates: 52°31′N 0°55′W / 52.517°N 0.917°W / 52.517; -0.917


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