Langham, Rutland
| Langham | |
| Rutland | |
|---|---|
 SS Peter and Paul parish church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK845115 |
| Location: | 52°41’42"N, 0°45’0"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,371 (2011[1]) |
| Post town: | Oakham |
| Postcode: | LE15 |
| Dialling code: | 01572 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Rutland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Rutland and Melton |
| Website: | Langham Village |
Langham is a village and parish in north-western Rutland adjacent to the border with Leicestershire. The village is about two miles north-west of Oakham, on the A606 main road linking Oakham and Melton Mowbray.
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.[2]
The Church of England parish church of Saints Peter and Paul[3] dates in part from the late 13th century and is a Grade-I-listed building.[4] There is also a Baptist Chapel, built in 1854.
Notable inhabitants include Simon Langham, a 14th-century monk who became Archbishop of Canterbury.
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.
References
- ↑ "Rutland Civil Parish Populations". Rutland County Council. 2001. http://www.rutland.gov.uk/ppimageupload/Image27657.PDF. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
- ↑ "Langham Lodge". http://www.langhamlodgeoakham.co.uk/situation.html.
- ↑ St Peter & St Paul Langham
- ↑ "Church of St Peter and St Paul". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. 14 June 1954. http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1073732. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
Further reading
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1960). Leicestershire and Rutland. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 304–305.
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