Langley-Wood
LANGLEY-WOOD, an extra-parochial liberty, in
the union of Alderbury, hundred of Frustfield,
Salisbury and Amesbury, and S. divisions of the county
of Wilts; containing 15 inhabitants, and comprising
246 acres.
Langmere
LANGMERE, a hamlet, in the parish of Dickleburgh, union of Depwade, hundred of Diss, E. division
of Norfolk; containing 109 inhabitants.
Lango.—See Billington-Langho.
LANGO.—See Billington-Langho.
Langport Eastover (All Saints)
LANGPORT EASTOVER (All Saints), an incorporated market-town and
a parish, having separate jurisdiction, and the head of a
union, locally in the hundred
of Pitney, W. division of
Somerset, 4½ miles (W. S.
W.) from Somerton, and
130 (W. S. W.) from London,
on the great western road;
containing 1172 inhabitants.
This place, in the Domesday
survey called Lanporth, is of great antiquity; and is
supposed to have derived its name from the Saxon words
long, extended, and port, a town, having reference to
the length of its principal street. It was a royal burgh
in the time of William the Conqueror, and contained 34
resident burgesses. In the civil war in the reign of
Charles I., being considered a commanding station, it
was well garrisoned, and alternately in the possession of
the royal and the parliamentary forces: in July, 1644, the
former were compelled to abandon the place, from the
result of an engagement here, in which 300 men were
killed, and 1400 made prisoners. The Town is situated
on the river Parret (which is navigable for barges) near
its junction with the Yeo and the Ile; at the western
entrance a very ancient bridge of ten arches crosses the
river, and there are nine other bridges, which are repaired from the funds of the corporation. At the
eastern approach, on the old lines of fortification, an
arch thrown over the road supports a building called
the "Hanging Chapel," originally devoted to religious
uses, but during Monmouth's rebellion the place of
execution. The principal part of the town is on an eminence, and commands some pleasing and extensive
views; that portion near the river, lying low, is subject
to frequent inundations. Since 1800, the general appearance of the whole has been much improved by the
erection of many new houses, and the inhabitants are
supplied with excellent water from an adjacent well. A
considerable traffic in coal, culm, iron, timber, salt,
corn, &c., is carried on with London, Bristol, and
various other places; and several boats, of from eight
to fourteen tons' burthen, are constantly employed
between the town and Bridgwater. The market is on
Saturday; and fairs are held on the Monday before
Lent, the second Wednesday in August, the last Monday but one in September, and the last Monday in
November, for cattle.
Corporation Seal.
The borough sent members to parliament in the reign
of Edward I., but the privilege was not subsequently
exercised. The government is vested, by a renewed
charter of James I. in the year 1617, in a corporation
consisting of twelve chief burgesses, including a portreeve,
justice, and two bailiffs, assisted by a recorder, townclerk, and serjeant-at-mace. The portreeve, justice,
and recorder, are justices of the peace; the portreeve is
coroner for the borough and clerk of the market, and
his predecessor is justice. The powers of the county
debt-court of Langport, established in 1847, extend over
the registration-district of Langport, and part of the
districts of Taunton and Yeovil. The town-hall, a neat
edifice, was erected about 1733. The parish comprises
171a. 1p., chiefly pasture. The living is a discharged
vicarage, united to that of Huish-Episcopi: the impropriate tithes have been commuted for £15, and the
vicarial for £70. The church is an ancient structure,
in the early English style; in the eastern window,
amongst other representations in stained glass, are
figures of the Twelve Apostles: the edifice lately underwent new internal arrangement and decoration. There
is a place of worship for Independents. The free grammar school, founded about the year 1675, by Thomas
Gillett, has an income of £70 per annum; a national
school was erected in 1827. An hospital for lepers,
dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, stood here previously
to 1310. The poor-law union of Langport comprises
29 parishes or places, and contains a population of
18,109.
Langport-Westover
LANGPORT-WESTOVER, a hamlet, in the parish
of Curry-Rivell, union of Langport, hundred of
Abdick and Bulstone, W. division of the county of
Somerset; containing 171 inhabitants.
Langport-Westover
LANGPORT-WESTOVER, a tything, in the parish
of Huish-Episcopi, union of Langport, E. division of
the hundred of Kingsbury, W. division of the county
of Somerset; containing 66 inhabitants.
Langrick-Ferry
LANGRICK-FERRY, an extra-parochial place, in
the union and soke of Horncastle, parts of Lindsey,
county of Lincoln, 5 miles (N. W.) from Boston; containing 22 inhabitants. This is a small hamlet, having
its adjunct from a ferry across the river Witham. There
is a place of worship for Methodists.
Langrick-Ville
LANGRICK-VILLE, a chapelry, in the union of
Boston, soke of Horncastle, parts of Lindsey, county
of Lincoln, 5 miles (N. W.) from Boston; containing
218 inhabitants. Langrick-Ville was created a township, by act of parliament, in 1812, on the occasion of a
very extensive drainage of about 14,000 acres of Wildmore and the eastern and western fens. The township
consists of 1630 acres, on the north side of the Witham,
and opposite the hamlet of Langrick-Ferry. A chapel
was consecrated in 1818, of which the living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £91; patrons, certain
Trustees.
Langridge (St. Mary Magdalene)
LANGRIDGE (St. Mary Magdalene), a parish, in
the union of Bath, hundred of Bath-Forum, E. division of Somerset, 4 miles (N. by W.) from Bath; containing 109 inhabitants. This place is distinguished as
the scene of the sanguinary though indecisive battle
which occurred on Lansdown Hill, at the extremity of
the parish, between the royalist and parliamentarian
armies, in 1643, and which is commemorated by a monument, erected on the spot, to Sir Bevill Grenville,
who fell in that engagement. The parish comprises 647
acres, of which 32 are common or waste. The soil is
rocky, and the surface diversified with hill and dale; the
scenery is in parts enriched with wood, and the lower
grounds are watered by a rivulet, which bounds the
parish. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in
the king's books at £5. 19. 4½., and in the gift of William
Blathwayt, Esq.: the tithes have been commuted for
£112; the glebe comprises 25 acres. The church is an
ancient structure with a square tower, and consists of a
nave and chancel, between which is a highly-enriched
Norman arch; there is a Norman arch of plainer
character in the south porch. In rebuilding the rectoryhouse a few years since, several coffins and skulls, and a
silver-mounted battle-axe, were discovered.
Langrigg
LANGRIGG, with Mealrigg, a township, in the
parish of Bromfield, union of Wigton, Allerdale
ward below Derwent, W. division of Cumberland, 7
miles (W. S. W.) from Wigton; containing 262 inhabitants, of whom 204 are in Langrigg hamlet.
Langrish
LANGRISH, a tything, in the parish and hundred
of East Meon, poor-law union of Petersfield, Petersfield and N. divisions of the county of Southampton;
containing 222 inhabitants.
Langsett
LANGSETT, a township, in the parish of Penistone, union of Wortley, wapentake of Staincross,
W. riding of York, 5½ miles (S. W. by W.) from Penistone; containing 303 inhabitants. It is bounded on
the west by the county of Chester, and comprises by
computation nearly 4400 acres. An inclosure act was
obtained in 1820; but the greater portion of the land
is still uncultivated, affording only rough pasture. The
principal sources of the river Don are within the limits
of the township.
Langstone
LANGSTONE, with Tre-Evan, a township, in the
parish of Llangarran, poor-law union of Ross, Lower
division of the hundred of Wormelow, county of
Hereford; containing 104 inhabitants.
Langstone
LANGSTONE, a parish, in the union of Newport,
division of Christchurch, hundred of Caldicot,
county of Monmouth, 4½ miles (E. by N.) from Newport; containing, with the chapelry of Llanbeder, 220
inhabitants. The parish comprises by computation
1200 acres, of which 350 are arable, 800 pasture, and
50 woodland. The soil in the southern and western
portions is chiefly clay, resting upon limestone, and in
the northern and eastern of a light sandy quality.
Llanbeder comprises about 200 acres. The scenery is
beautifully diversified, and the northern part of the
parish, through which runs the road from Chepstow to
Newport, commands a fine view of the Severn, and the
counties of Devon and Somerset. Limestone is quarried for burning, and also for tomb-stones and paving.
The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's
books at £4. 1. 0½.; net income, £158; patrons, the
family of Gore: the glebe comprises 50 acres. The
church is an ancient structure, partly in the early English style.
Langthorne
LANGTHORNE, a township, in the parish and
union of Bedale, wapentake of Hallikeld, N. riding
of York, 3¾ miles (N. W. by N.) from the town of
Bedale; containing 115 inhabitants. The Duke of
Leeds, who is proprietor of most of the district, has a
large brick and tile manufactory here.
Langthorp
LANGTHORP, a township, in the parish of Kirkbyon-the-Moor, wapentake of Hallikeld, N. riding of
York, ½ a mile (N. W.) from Boroughbridge; containing 304 inhabitants. It is separated from Boroughbridge by the river Ure; and contains a brewery, a
large mill for flour, a mill for crushing bones, and an
oil-mill. The Baptists have a place of worship.
Langthwaite
LANGTHWAITE, with Tilts, a township, in the
parish and union of Doncaster, N. division of the
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, W. riding of
York; containing 25 inhabitants. This is a detached
township, separated from the rest of the parish of
Doncaster by Arksey. It adjoins Adwick-le-Street, and
comprises about 800 acres, half in Langthwaite and half
in Tilts: the former hamlet is in Domesday book called
Langetovet.
Langtoft (St. Michael)
LANGTOFT (St. Michael), a parish, in the union
of Bourne, wapentake of Ness, parts of Kesteven,
county of Lincoln, 2 miles (N. N. W.) from MarketDeeping; containing 778 inhabitants. It comprises by
computation 1857 acres. The soil in the higher grounds
is a brown, and in the lower a rich black, loam; the
surface is generally flat, and the lands have been much
improved by draining. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at £5. 5. 7½.; net income, £288; patron, Sir Gilbert Heathcote, Bart. The
tithes were commuted for land in 1801: the glebe comprises 133 acres. The church is a handsome structure,
in the later English style, with a square embattled tower
surmounted by a spire at the west end of the north
aisle; the nave is lighted by clerestory windows.
Rachel Hyde, in 1707, bequeathed funds now accumulated to £450, for the purchase of a freehold estate for
the poor.
Langtoft (St. Peter)
LANGTOFT (St. Peter), a parish, in the union of
Driffield, wapentake of Dickering, E. riding of
York; containing, with the chapelry of Cottam, 688 inhabitants, of whom 647 are in Langtoft township, 6
miles (N. by W.) from Driffield. The parish is on the
road from Driffield to Scarborough, and comprises, exclusively of Cottam, 3140 acres, the soil of which is
commonly very good; the scenery is generally open, and
on the Wolds very wild and bleak. The village is picturesquely situated in a valley. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at £8; net
income, £354; patron, the Archbishop of York; impropriator, the Rev. E. Gibbons. The tithes were commuted
for land in 1801; there are 300 acres of glebe. The
church is an old structure with a square tower. There
is a chapel of ease at Cottam, in which divine service is
performed monthly. The Wesleyans and Primitive
Methodists have places of worship. Peter of Langtoft,
a celebrated monk and historian, was born here.
Langton
LANGTON, a township, in the parish of Gainford,
union of Teesdale, S. W. division of Darlington
ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 8 miles
(N. W. by W.) from Darlington; containing 99 inhabitants. This place, under the appellation of Langadun,
was one of the vills surrendered by Bishop Aldhune
to the earls of Northumberland; it long formed part of
the estate of the Nevills, was included in their forfeiture,
and is now the property of the Duke of Cleveland.
Langton-Grange was for some years the residence of the
Countess Dowager of Darlington. The township comprises 1061a. 2r.: a magnesian limestone-quarry is in
full operation. The vicarial tithes have been commuted
for £61. 16., and the impropriate for £118. 2. 9., payable to Trinity College, Cambridge.
Langton (St. Margaret)
LANGTON (St. Margaret), a parish, in the union
of Horncastle, wapentake of South Gartree, parts
of Lindsey, county of Lincoln, 1½ mile (W. by S.)
from Horncastle; containing 177 inhabitants. This
parish, the greater part of which is in the duchy of
Lancaster, comprises 908 acres of land, with a subsoil
of strong white clay, which is burnt as a substitute for
lime. The river Witham passes by. The living is a
discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at
£7. 19. 4½., and in the gift of the Bishop of Lincoln:
the tithes were commuted for land in 1767; the glebe
now comprises 172 acres, valued at £276, exclusive of
five acres attached to the rectory-house, which has been
nearly rebuilt by the present incumbent. The present
church was commenced in March, 1845, was opened in
November, 1846, and consecrated in September, 1847;
it contains 200 sittings. There is a place of worship
for Wesleyans. Two almshouses were founded, and
endowed with 27 acres of land, by the Rev. Willoughby
West, in 1691.
Langton (St. Peter)
LANGTON (St. Peter), a parish, in the union of
Spilsby, hundred of Hill, parts of Lindsey, county
of Lincoln, 3¾ miles (N. by W.) from Spilsby; containing 194 inhabitants. This parish, which has been
the residence of the Langton family for more than seven
centuries, comprises by computation 1261 acres: a soft
kind of limestone, called calc, is found. The living is a
rectory, valued in the king's books at £10. 12. 3½.,
and in the gift of Mr. Langton: the tithes have been
commuted for £340, and the glebe comprises 30 acres.
The church is a handsome modern structure, of the Ionic
order of Grecian architecture. There are three tumuli,
and some slight vestiges of a Roman road.
Langton (St. Giles)
LANGTON (St. Giles), a parish, in the union of
Horncastle, E. division of the wapentake of Wraggoe,
parts of Lindsey, county of Lincoln, 1¼ mile (E. S. E.)
from Wragby; containing 262 inhabitants. The living
is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at
£4. 13. 4.; patrons alternately, and joint impropriators, Earl Manvers, and C. Turnor, Esq. The vicarial
tithes have been commuted for £231, and the glebe comprises three acres.
Langton
LANGTON, with Bongate, a township, in the
parish of Appleby St. Michael, East ward and union,
county of Westmorland, 1½ mile (E.) from the town
of Appleby; containing 618 inhabitants. Langton, or
Long Town, once a populous place, was almost destroyed
by the Scots in the reign of Edward II. At Kirkbergh
was anciently a church.
Langton (St. Andrew)
LANGTON (St. Andrew), a parish, in the union of
Malton, wapentake of Buckrose, E. riding of York;
containing 328 inhabitants, of whom 256 are in Langton township, 3½ miles (S. S. E.) from Malton. The
parish includes the township of Kennythorpe, and comprises by computation 3080 acres, of which about 600
are sheep-walks on the Wolds. The scenery is picturesque; and the soil of various kinds, clayey in the
valleys, and on the hilly parts of a lighter nature. The
village is neat and pleasant, situated on a bold acclivity
rising from a small rivulet, and contains Langton Hall,
a handsome mansion, the seat of Lieut.-Col. Norcliffe,
who is lord of the manor, and chief proprietor of the
soil. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books
at £17. 4. 7., and in the patronage of the Crown; net
income, £460. The church is a neat structure, built on
the site of a more ancient edifice, in 1820, at a cost of
£600, and contains 300 sittings. There is a place of
worship for Wesleyans.
Langton, Church (St. Peter)
LANGTON, CHURCH (St. Peter), a parish, in the
union of Market-Harborough, hundred of Gartree,
S. division of the county of Leicester, 4 miles (N. by
W.) from Market-Harborough; containing 869 inhabitants. It comprises by computation 4000 acres, and
includes the townships of East and West Langton, and
the chapelries of Thorp-Langton and Tur-Langton.
The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at
£48. 13. 4.; present net income, £989; patrons, the
Hanbury family. The church is an ancient and stately
structure in the decorated English style, of remarkably
light and elegant design. There are chapels at Thorp
and Tur Langton, and a place of worship for Independents. A school, endowed with £60 per annum,
has lately been opened; and there is also a school
for the townships of East and West Langton, supported
by a rent-charge on land bequeathed by three ladies.
The Rev. William Hanbury, for many years incumbent
of the parish, and remarkable for his benevolence,
and his taste for the cultivation of trees, of which he
had extensive plantations, in 1767 bequeathed the
profits arising from his nurseries at different periods, to
trustees, for the erection of a splendid church in the
parish, and for the endowment of colleges, schools,
hospitals, and literary and charitable institutions of
every description; it being expressly ordered that
the funds should be suffered to accumulate till they
amounted to £10,000 or £12,000 per annum. In 1837,
the funds had realized £6421. 10. 10., and the annual
income was £574. Previously to the foundation of the
school above noticed, the only branch of the bequest that
had come into operation, was, a gift of beef to the parish,
which has been continued since the year 1773, and is
distributed annually among the poor of the several
townships. The accumulation is still in progress.