Langley,_Warwickshire

Langley, Warwickshire

Langley, Warwickshire

Human settlement in England

Langley is a village and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England. The village is about 6 miles (10 km) west from the county town of Warwick. In 2011 the parish had a population of 162.[1] The parish touches Bearley Claverdon, Snitterfield, Wolverton and Wootton Wawen.[2]

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History

The name "Langley" means 'Long wood/clearing'.[3] Langley was recorded in the Domesday Book as Longelei.[4] Langley was a township in the parish of Claverdon,[5] it became a separate parish in 1866.[6]

Landmarks

There are 8 listed buildings in Langley.[7] Langley has a parish church called St Mary's, which is part of the Arden Valley Group of Churches in the Diocese of Coventry.[8][9]

References

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    "Langley". City Population De. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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    "Langley". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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    "Langley Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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    "Warwickshire G-P". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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    "History of Langley, in Stratford on Avon and Warwickshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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    "Relationships and changes Langley Hmlt/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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    "Listed Buildings in Langley, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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    "Church of St Mary, Langley". TimeTrail with Warwickshire. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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    "Parish profile", Arden Valley Group of Churches, Diocese of Coventry. Retrieved 28 November 2020
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