Little Langford Explained

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Static Image Caption:Part of Little Langford Farm
Country:England
Official Name:Little Langford
Coordinates:51.129°N -1.93°W
Region:South West England
Unitary England:Wiltshire
Lieutenancy England:Wiltshire
Civil Parish:Steeple Langford
Dial Code:01722
Postcode District:SP3
Postcode Area:SP
Post Town:SALISBURY
Constituency Westminster:Salisbury
Os Grid Reference:SU050366

Little Langford is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Steeple Langford, in Wiltshire, England. Its nearest town is Wilton, about to the southeast. It is in the Wylye valley, to the south of the river; the grass fields adjacent to the river were traditionally flood meadows. In 1931 the parish had a population of 64.[1] On 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished and merged with Steeple Langford.[2]

In 1086, the Domesday Book survey recorded estates held by Wilton Abbey, Glastonbury Abbey and Edward of Salisbury.

In 1990, the Wilton estate of the Earl of Pembroke owned nearly all the land in the former parish.[3]

Notable sights

The Anglican Church of St Nicholas of Mira is Grade II* listed. It dates from the 12th century and was rebuilt in 1864 by T. H. Wyatt,[4] reusing a 12th-century doorway on the south side of the nave.[5] Alexander Hyde, later Bishop of Salisbury, was rector from 1634.[6]

Little Langford farmhouse (c. 1858) has a Victorian Gothic entrance tower, lancet windows, and crenellations.

Just to the south of the village lies the Iron Age hill-fort of Grovely Castle.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population statistics Little Langford CP/AP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 6 December 2023.
  2. Web site: Relationships and changes Little Langford CP/AP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 6 December 2023.
  3. Web site: Victoria County History – Wiltshire – Vol 15 pp178-183 – Parishes: Little Langford. Baggs. A P. Freeman. Jane. 1995. Crowley. D A. British History Online. University of London. 14 May 2015. Stevenson. Janet H.
  4. Web site: Church of St. Nicholas, Little Langford. Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. 14 May 2015.
  5. Web site: St Nicholas, Little Langford, Wiltshire. Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture. King's College London. 15 March 2021.
  6. Hyde, Alexander. Bradley. Emily Tennyson. Emily Tennyson Bradley. 28.