Langley, Warwickshire

Langley is a village and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England. The village is about 6 miles (10 km) west from the county town of Warwick. In 2011 the parish had a population of 162.[1] The parish touches Bearley Claverdon, Snitterfield, Wolverton and Wootton Wawen.[2]

Langley
Langley
Location within Warwickshire
Area4.17 km2 (1.61 sq mi)
Population162 (2011 census)
• Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Langley
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

History

The name "Langley" means 'Long wood/clearing'.[3] Langley was recorded in the Domesday Book as Longelei.[4] Langley was a township in the parish of Claverdon,[5] it became a separate parish in 1866.[6]

Landmarks

There are 8 listed buildings in Langley.[7] Langley has a parish church called St Mary's, which is part of the Arden Valley Group of Churches in the Diocese of Coventry.[8][9]

References
  1. "Langley". City Population De. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. "Langley". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. "Langley Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. "Warwickshire G-P". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. "History of Langley, in Stratford on Avon and Warwickshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. "Relationships and changes Langley Hmlt/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. "Listed Buildings in Langley, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. "Church of St Mary, Langley". TimeTrail with Warwickshire. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. "Parish profile", Arden Valley Group of Churches, Diocese of Coventry. Retrieved 28 November 2020
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