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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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