Church Langton

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Church Langton
Leicestershire
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Cottages on Church Lane, Church Langton
Location
Grid reference: SP724933
Location: 52°32’1"N, 0°55’59"W
Data
Postcode: LE16
Local Government

Church Langton is a small village is south-eastern Leicestershire. The parish church for the Langton villages is here.

Just to the south is East Langton and to the south-east, close to the county border, is Thorpe Langton.

Parish church

St Peter's Church

The parish church, St Peter's, stands in the heart of the village. Its tower is a landmark to travellers from the south, and the whole building is finely proportioned.[1]

The church has an organ given by William Hanbury, vicar for 25 years from 1753.[2]

Outside links

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References

  1. Betjeman, J.: 'Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches' (Collins, 1968) p. 167
  2. Firth, J. B. (1926) Highways and Byways in Leicestershire. London: Macmillan; pp. 201-08
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