Langenhoe
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| Langenhoe | |
| Essex | |
|---|---|
 Village sign for Abberton and Langenhoe | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 51°49’41"N, 0°54’40"E |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Colchester |
| Postcode: | CO5 |
| Dialling code: | 01206 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Colchester |
Langenhoe is a village and parish in the Winstree Hundred of Essex, to the south of Colchester. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 536, increasing to 572 at the 2011 Census.[1]
The village church was once reputed to be amongst the most haunted buildings in Essex.[2] This ancient church, which had been damaged in the Essex earthquake of 1884,[3] was closed to worship in 1955 and demolished in 1963 after it was deemed structurally unsafe.
The name Langenhoe is from the Old English for ‘long hill-spur’.[4]
References
- ↑ "Parish populations 2011". http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11125410&c=CO5+7AN&d=16&e=62&g=6424429&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1443534801591&enc=1. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ↑ Adams, Paul (2014-10-29). "Ten places to spot ghosts this Hallowe’en" (in en-GB). SSN 0307-1235. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/halloween/11197088/Ten-places-to-spot-ghosts-this-Halloween.html. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ↑ "MEMORIES: Postcard images show damage caused by the 'Colchester Earthquake'" (in en). http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/14328604.MEMORIES__Postcard_images_show_damage_caused_by_the__Colchester_Earthquake_/. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ↑ Mills, Anthony David (2003). A dictionary of British place-names. Mills, A. D. (Anthony David), 1935-. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198527586. OCLC 59290127. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/59290127.
Outside links
- Langenhoe in the Domesday Book
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