Langley, Hertfordshire Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Langley
Static Image Name:File:GOC St Paul's Walden 029 The Old Farmer's Boy, Langley (8740968264).jpg
Static Image Caption:Former Farmer's Boy Public House, Langley
Coordinates:51.888°N -0.234°W
Civil Parish:Langley
Population:175
Population Ref:(2011 Census)[1]
Shire District:North Hertfordshire
Shire County:Hertfordshire
Region:East of England
Constituency Westminster:Hitchin and Harpenden
Post Town:Hitchin
Postcode District:SG4
Postcode Area:SG
Dial Code:01438
Os Grid Reference:TL217224

Langley is a hamlet and civil parish in the non-metropolitan district of North Hertfordshire and county of Hertfordshire. The population was 175 in the 2011 census.[1] [2] It is located four miles south of Hitchin, on the B656 road near the large town of Stevenage.[3] Minsden Chapel lies within the parish.

Prior to 1894, Langley and neighbouring Preston were part of the parish of Hitchin, together forming a long salient to the south of the town itself.[4] Langley and Preston became separate civil parishes as a result of the Local Government Act 1894, with effect from the first parish meeting on 4 December 1894.[5] Langley civil parish was then included in the Hitchin Rural District between 1894 and 1974, when it became part of North Hertfordshire.

Governance

North Hertfordshire District Council

Langley is located within the local government district of North Hertfordshire and within the Ward of Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo, a Multi Member Ward currently represented by three Conservative councillors (Cllr David Barnard, Cllr Claire Strong and Cllr Faye Frost).

Hertfordshire County Council

Langley is located within the Hertfordshire County Council Division of Knebworth and Codicote and is represented by Cllr Richard Thake (Conservative).

Parliamentary Representation

The Parish is represented in Parliament by Bim Afolami MP (Conservative) who was first elected as the MP for Hitchin and Harpenden in 2017.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Langley Parish Local Area Report . NOMIS . Office for National Statistics . 1 November 2021.
  2. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 30 October 2016. Office for National Statistics . Neighbourhood Statistics.
  3. Web site: Knebworth Langley Lilley. North Hertfordshire District Council. 21 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716184244/http://www.north-herts.gov.uk/index/leisure_and_culture/tourism/towns_and_villages/knebworth_langley_lilley.htm. 16 July 2011. dead.
  4. Ordnance Survey Sheet 221, revised 1893
  5. Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 73)