Langley
Langley is located in Warwickshire
Langley
Langley
Location within Warwickshire
Area4.17 km2 (1.61 sq mi)
Population162 (2011 census)
• Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Langley
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Warwickshire
52°16′03″N 1°43′23″W / 52.267471°N 1.7230859°W / 52.267471; -1.7230859

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]

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

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