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Rh LANGLEY. 536 LANGPORT-EASTOVER. LANGLEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Winchconibe, co. Gloucester, 1 milo W. of Wiuchcombe. It ia situated under Langley Hill. LANGLEY, a tythg. in the par. of Eling, co. Hants, 4 miles W. of Southampton. LANGLEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Fawley, co. Hants, 6 miles S. of Southampton. LANGLEY, ABBOT'S. See Annex's LANGLEY, co. Herts. LANGLEY AND SW1NEHEAD, a hund. in co. Gloucester, in two divs., Upper and Lower. The latter contains the pars, of Littleton-on-Sevem, Olveston, Rockhampton, <ind parts of Almondsbury and Alveston, comprising an area of 11,780 acres. The former con- tains the pars, of Bitton, Doynton, Frampton-Cotterell, Winterboume, and part of Alveston, comprising an area of 17,010 acres. LANGLEY-BURRELL, a par. in the hund. of Chip- penham, co. Wilts, 1J mile N.E. of Chippenham, its post town, and 11|- miles N. of Devizes. The village, which is irregularly built, is situated on the river Avon, and near the line of the Great Western railway. It is wholly agricultural. The parish is crossed by a cause- way more than 3 miles in length, supported on 60 arches, and carried over the river Avon. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 386. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient structure, with a tower containing four bells. There is also a dis- trict church, dedicated to St. Paul, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 200, in the patron, of the bishop. There is a free school, supported by the Rev. R. Ashe. LANG LEY-BURY, a seat in co. Herts, 3 miles N.W. of Watford. It was built by Chief Justice Raymond, Lord Langley, and occupies a site near the river Gado. LANGLEY CASTLE, in co. Northumberland, G miles S.W. of Hexham. It was once a strong fortress, with walls 8 feet thick and towers 66 feet high, but is now in ruins. LANGLEY COMMON, in co. Berks, 3 miles N.W. of Wokingham. LANGLEYDALE-WITH-SHOTTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Staindrop, ward of Darlington, co. Durham, 5 miles N. of Barnard Castle. It is situated on the liver Gaunless. Extensive smelting works are esta- blished here. Near the village is an ancient tower, formerly an outpost belonging to Raby Castle. The Wesleyaus have a. place of worship. There is a village school, supported by the Duke of Bedford. LANGLEY, KING'S, a par. and post town in the hund. of Dacorum, co. Herts, 3 miles S. of Heinel- Hempstead, and 19 S.W. of Hertford. It is a station on the London and Birmingham section of the North- Western railway. It is situated on the river Gade and the Grand Junction canal, and contains Chipperfield and King's Laugley. The manor belongs to the Earl of Essex, through tho Morisons. It was given by Edward I. to tho Dominican priory founded here in the 13th century, by Roger Lucy, sou of Robert Helle, an English baron ; and was restored as a nunnery by Queen Mary, but was totally suppressed in the first year of Elizabeth's reign. At a farm in this parish are the remains of Henry III.'s palace, in which Edmund Do Langley, son of Edward III., was born, and in which Richard II. kept his Christmas festivities. There is an extensive paper manufactory, affording employment to about 50 persons. The appropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 600, and the vicarial for 220. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 160, in the patron, of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a stone and flint edifice, with a square embattled tower, surmounted by a short spire. The interior of the church is adorned with painted windows, and contains the tomb of Edmund de Langley, fifth son of Edward III., removed from the pric.ry at the Dissolution; also a brass to J. Carter and wives, bearing date 1528. Piers Gaveston was buried in it. The parochial charities produce about KT annum. King's Langley House is the principal 4a residence. While excavating for the canal, a human skeleton, and several jaw-bones of gigantic size, we: found here, in 1820 ; and near the same spot, two y< afterwards, an ancient sword and spear. LANGLEY, KIRK, a par. in the hund. of Morleston, co. Derby, 4J miles N. V. of Derby, its post town. Tho par. includes the tnshp. of Langley Meyuell. The village- is considerable, but wholly agricultural. The living ia a rect.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 318. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, was much damaged by a violent tempest in 1545. The parochial charities produce about 14 per annum, of which 12 goes to Bayley's school. Langley Hall ia the principal residence. LANGLEY-MARISH, a par. in the hund. of Stoke, co. Bucks, 3 miles N.E. of Windsor, and 18 from London. It is a station on the Great Western railway, which passes through the parish a short distance N. of the church. Colnbrook, which is partly in this parish, is its post town. Laugley-Marish was formerly held by the Kederminsters. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the vie. * of Wyrardisbury, in the dioc. of Oxford. Tbo church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an interesting struc- ture, partly built in the reign of Edward I. Sir John Kederminster erected a private chapel railed off from the church in 1613 ; he also formed tho S. porch into a library, with a good collection of books relating Scripture. The charities produce about 243 annum, of which 52 go to Kederminster' s and 59 Seymour's almshouses. There are National and infa: schools. The Independents, Particular Baptists, Primitive Methodists have each a place of worshi; Courts leet and baron are held every year. Rob Harvey, Esq., is lord of the manor. LANGLEY, MEYNELL, a tnshp. in the par. Kirk Langley, hund. of Morleston, co. Derby, a mile* N.W. of Derby. LANGLEY MILL, a railway station on the Erewash Valley branch of the Midland railway. LANGLKY PRIORY, an ext. par. place in the hund. of West Goscote, co. Leicester, 2 miles S.W. o Castle Donington. It is situated in a pleasant spot, au< has at Langley Hall some traces of a Benedictine priory founded in the reign of Henry II. by William Pantulf, and Burgia his wife. At the Dissolution the site ww given to the Grays. The revenue was then estimated at 34 6*. 2ci. There is no village. LANGLEY WOOD, an ext. par. place in the hund. of Downton, co. Wilts, 7 miles S.E. of Salisbury. LANGLOAN, a vil in the par. of Old Monkland, co. Lanark, Scotland. LANGMERE, a hmlt. in the par. of Dickleburgh, Norfolk, 4 miles N.E. of Diss. LANG-NESS, a headland at the southern extremity the Isle of Man. It lies between Castlotownand Derby Haven, and has a beacon to direct ships. LANGNEWTON, an ancient par. in co. Roxburgh, Scotland, now joined to Ancrum. LANGOE, a wap. in two divs., in parts of Kostcvi co. Lincoln. The first div. contains the pars, of Billing- hay, Kirkby Green, Timberland, and part of South Kyme, comprising an area of 20,990 acres. The second div. contains the pars, of Blankney, Dunston, Metherin^liam, Nocton, Potter-Hanworth, Scopwick, and Washing- borough, comprising an area of 33,080 acres. LANGPORT, a hund. in tho lathe of Shepway, co. Kent, contains the pars, of Hope and Lydd, forming part of Romncy Marsh. LANGPORT-EASTOVER, a par., market town, and municipal borough in the hund. of Pitney, co. Suin< 4J miles W.S.W. of Souiciton, 10 S.E. "of Bridgv and 130 from London. It is a station on the Yeovil branch railway from Durston. It is situated on the great Western road, and on the river Parrot. This town, which is of great antiquity, is called Laujmrt in Domesday Survey, at which time it was a royal burgh, containing thirty-four resident burgesses, and had a icvenue of 79 10s. Id., a veryjarge sum in those days. It was anciently moated round, and returned members of parliament in the reign of Edward I. In the civil war of Charles I., being considered a cominuuding