West Langton

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Langton Hall, depicted in 1818

West Langton is a civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. [1] [2] The main settlement in the parish is Langton Hall (not to be confused with another Langton Hall, in Langton, North Yorkshire.)

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West Langton is near Kibworth and Market Harborough, and the parish according to the 2001 census had a population of 128.

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References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 141 Kettering & Corby (Market Harborough & Stamford) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN   9780319229866.
  2. "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 April 2016.

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