Summary
Langham is a village and civil parish in Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The village is about 2 miles (3 km) north-west of Oakham, on the A606 main road linking Oakham and Melton Mowbray.
| Langham | |
|---|---|
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  Langham Location within Rutland | |
| Area | 4.56 sq mi (11.8 km2) [1] |
| Population | 1,371 2011 Census[2] |
| • Density | 229/sq mi (88/km2) |
| OS grid reference | SK845115 |
| • London | 87 miles (140 km) SSE |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Oakham |
| Postcode district | LE15 |
| Dialling code | 01572 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Langham Village |
The village's name means "homestead/village which is long or hemmed-in land which is long".[3]
It has two pubs, the Wheatsheaf and the Noel Arms, and a Church of England primary school. Langham Lodge is a Grade II listed house on the edge of the village.[4]
The Church of England parish church of Saints Peter and Paul[5] dates in part from the late 13th century and is a Grade I listed building.[6] There is also a Baptist Chapel, built in 1854.
Notable inhabitants include Simon Langham, a 14th-century monk who became Archbishop of Canterbury; Major General John Brocklehurst, 1st Baron Ranksborough CB CVO (13 May 1852 – 28 February 1921), a soldier, courtier and Liberal politician - there is a memorial to the latter in the village church; and Alicia Kearns, the current MP for Rutland and Melton.
Ruddles Brewery was based in Langham from its foundation in 1858 until it was closed in 1997. The water from the local well was said to give the beer a unique character and quality, which enhanced the brewery's reputation. The site of the brewery has now been demolished and replaced by a housing development.
The Village used to have a small shop for everyday items, however this shut after campaigned against by villagers. Joan's Free range eggs sold locally farmed eggs for many years until its closing in 2022, more than 5 years after Joans death.
Langham Engineering is based on the outskirts of the village and a leading manufacturer of precision machined components and shafts. Langham Engineering is the only business to still run from Langham having been there since its founding in the late 1970's.
References edit
- ^ "A vision of Britain through time". University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
- ^ "Rutland Civil Parish Populations" (PDF). Rutland County Council. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
- ^ "Langham Lodge". Archived from the original on 20 April 2013.
- ^ St Peter & St Paul Langham Archived 2014-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Historic England (14 June 1954). "Church of St Peter and St Paul (1073732)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
Further reading edit
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1960). Leicestershire and Rutland. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 304–305.
External links edit
- Langham Village History Group
- Rutnet
- Langham History at Rutnet