Langton Long Blandford Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Langton Long Blandford
Coordinates:50.8528°N -2.1457°W
Static Image Name:The Old Rectory, Langton Long - geograph.org.uk - 1317414.jpg
Static Image Caption:The Old Rectory
Map Type:Dorset
Unitary England:Dorset
Shire County:Dorset
Post Town:Blandford Forum
Postcode Area:DT
Postcode District:DT11
Constituency Westminster:North Dorset
Region:South West England
Os Grid Reference:ST897059
Population:130
Population Ref:[1]

Langton Long Blandford, often abbreviated to Langton Long or just Langton, is a small village and civil parish in Dorset in southern England. It is sited by the River Stour, approximately NaN1NaN1 southeast of Blandford Forum. In the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 130 people in 50 households.[1]

Forming the southeastern line of the parish boundary is an old track linking prehistoric Buzbury Rings, on nearby Keyneston Hill, to a ford over the river.[2] [3]

St Leonards farmhouse used to house a leper hospital.[2]

The parish church was rebuilt in 1862.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parish Profiles . 2021 Census . nomis . 5 August 2024.
  2. Book: North Dorset Official District Guide. Home Publishing Co. Ltd. North Dorset District Council. 37. c. 1983.
  3. [Ordnance Survey]