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Langdon Beck, affluent of river Tees, Durham.

Langdon Court, seat, 4 m. SE. of Plymouth, Devon.

Langdon Hall, seat, 2 miles SW. of Hampton in
Arden, Warwickshire.

Langdon (or Laindon) Hills, par., Essex, 5| miles
S. of Billericay, 1801 ac., pop. 286; P.O. Langdon HiH
is 378 ft. high.

Langdown House, seat, on Southampton Water,
Hants, 3 miles S. of Southampton.

Laugdyke, hamlet, in par. and 2 miles NW. of
Kennoway, Fife.

Langenlioe, par., Essex, 5| miles SE. of Colchester,
2084 ac. and 332 tidal water and foreshore, pop. 234.

Langfield, township, Halifax par., N. div. West-
Riding Yorkshire, in SE. of town of Todmorden, 2084
ac., pop. 5063.

Langfield. See Longfield, East and_WEST.

Langford. — par. and vil., Bedfordshire, in E. of
co., on river Ivel, 2 miles S. of Biggleswade, 2100 ac.,
pop. 1242;
P.O.—2. Langford, par. and vil. with ry.
sta., Essex, in NE. of co., on river Blackwater, 1½ mile
NW. of Maldon, 1078 ac. (22 water), pop. 231;
P.O.;
contains the seat of Langford Grove.—3. Langford,
par., Norfolk, on river Wissey, 3 miles NE. of Mund-
ford, 1405 ac., pop. 54.—4. Langford, par. and vil.,
Notts, 3 miles NE. of Newark, 2182 ac., pop. 167;
P.O.;
in vicinity of vil. is the seat of Langford Hall.—5.
Langford, par., township, and vil., on SW. border of
Oxfordshire, 5 miles NAV. of Faringdon and 16 miles AV.
of Oxford—par., 4350 ac., pop. 599; township, 2117 ac.,
pop. 384; to W. of vil. are the Langford Downs.—6.
Langford, vil., Barrington and Churchill pars., Somer¬
set, 6 miles NE. of Axbridge; P.O.; in vicinity is the
seat of Langford Court.

Langford, seat, on Lough Neagh, S. co. Antrim, 4
miles AY. of Crumlin.

Langford, Little, par., Wilts, on river Wiley, 4 miles
NAV. of Wilton, 1011 ac., pop. 82.

Langford, Steeple, Wilts. See Steeple Langford.

Langford Budville, par. and vil., Somerset, on river
Tone, 2 m. NAV. of Wellington, 1853 ac.,pop. 363; P.O.

Langford House, seat, Gloucestershire; post-town,
Lechlade.

Langhain.—par. and vil., Essex, in NE. of co., 7
miles NE. of Colchester, 2977 ac., pop. 670
; P.O.2.
Langliam (or Langham Bishops), par. and vil., Nor¬
folk, 5 miles NAV. of Holt, 1950 ac., pop. 321; P.O.—3.
Langham, par. and vil., Rutland, 1½ mile NAV. of Oak¬
ham, 3250 ac., pop. 676; P.O.; in vicinity of vil. is the
seat of Langham Hall.—4. Langham, par. and vil.,
Suffolk, 4 miles NW. of Elmswell, 951 ac., pop. 204; in
vicinity of vil. is the seat of Langham Hall.

Langham Kow, hamlet, Mumby and Anderbypars.,
Lincolnshire, 4 miles SE. of Alford.

Langhean, hamlet, Mawgan in Pyder par., Corn¬
wall, 4 miles NW. of St Columb Major.

Langho, eccl. dist. and vil. with ry. sta., Blackburn
par., Lancashire, 5 m. NE. of Blackburn by rail, pop. 1412.

Langholm, town and par., E. Dumfriesshire—par.,
16,971 ac., pop. 4612; town, on river Esk, 14 miles NW.
of Carlisle, and 312 NW. of London by rail, pop. 4209;
P.O.,t.o., 2 Banks, 2 newspapers. Market-day,
Wednes¬
day.
The town consists of 2 parts—Old Langholm
(made a burgh of barony 1643), on E. bank of river Esk,
at the influx of Ewes Water, pop. 2179; and New Lang-,
holm, on W. bank of river Esk, at the influx of
Wauchope Water, pop. 2030. The new and the old
towns are connected by a stone bridge and an iron sus¬
pension foot bridge. Langholm is known for its sheep
fairs and its woollen manufactures. The inhabitants
find employment in the mills (where the mfr. of Scotch
tweeds is carried on), 2 tanworks, and a distillery.
Langholm
is the headquarters of the Esk and Liddel
Fisheries Association, and excellent fishing is had in
the Esk. In the vicinity are
Langholm Castle, a ruined
peel-house, which belonged to the Armstrongs, and
Langholm Lodge, a seat of the Duke of Buccleuch.

Langhope Birks, farm, with traces of encampment,
Langton par., Berwickshire. See
Campmuir.

Langhouse, seat, Inverkip par., Renfrewshire, 2½
miles NE. of Wemyss Bay.

Langland, hamlet, in par. and 2 miles SE. of Ireby,
Cumberland.



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