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Langley Priory, par., Leicestershire, 3 miles SW.
of Castle Donington, 660 ac., pop. 22.

Langley Street, hamlet, Langley par., Norfolk, 2\
miles NE. of Loddon.

Langley Wood, par., Wilts, miles SE. of Salis-
bury, 271 ac., pop. 16.

Langley and Buckley, township, Acton Burnell par.,
Shropshire, 5 J,- miles AV. of Much AVenlock, pop. 90.

Langley and Swineshead, hundred, Gloucester-
shire, 23,853 ac., pop. 21,602; contains 7 pars, and
parts of 3 others.

Langleybnry, eccl. dist., hamlet, and seat, Abbots
Langley and Watford pars., Herts—dist., pop. 821;
hamlet and seat, 3 miles NW. of Watford.

Langleydaleand Shotton, township, Staindrop par.,
Durham, 5 m. N. of Barnard Castle, 4692 ac., pop. 224.

Langloan, ry. sta. and SW. suburb of Coatbridge,
Lanarkshire; in the West End Park, Langloan, is a
monument to Janet Hamilton (1795-1873), the poetess.

Langmere, hamlet, Dickleburgh par., Norfolk, 4
miles NE. of Diss.

Langness, peninsular headland, at SE. extremity of
Isle of Man, connected with mainland by narrow
isthmus ; it extends 1
k mile S., and has mean breadth
of
k mile ; on the SE. part of the point is a lighthouse
63 ft. high, with flashing light 76 ft. above high water
and seen 14 miles.

Langoe, wapentake, Lincolnshire, 53,827 ac., pop.
10,726; contains 10 pars, and part of another.

Langold Park, seat, nearE. border of S. div. West-
Riding Yorkshire, 5 miles N. of Worksop.

Langport.—market town and par. (Langport East-
over) with ry. sta., Somerset, on river Parret, 12 miles
NW. of Yeovil, 171 ac., pop. 897; P.O.,T.O., 1 Bank, 1
newspaper. Market-day,
Tuesday. A charter was
granted to this town by James I. It supports a con-
siderable trade chiefly by boat traffic with Bridgwater,
the articles of commerce being coal, timber, iron, salt,
and bricks.—2. Langport, hundred, Shepway lathe,
Kent, 2787 ac., pop. 85.

Langport Westover, hamlet, Curry Rivell par.,
Somerset, near Langport.

Langrick, ry. sta. and ferry, Langriville par., Lin-
colnshire, on river Witham, 5 m. NW. of Boston ; P.O.

Langridge.—hamlet, Atherington par., Devon, 7
miles NW. of Barnstaple.—2. Langridge, par. and vil.,
Somerset, 4 miles NAV. of Bath, 655 ac., pop. 80.

Langrigg, East, and Langrigg, West, 2 vils., New
Monkland par., N. Lanarkshire—East Langrigg, pop.
519; West Langrigg, pop. 333.

Langrigg and Mcalrigg, township, Bromfield par.,
Cumberland, 2138 ac., pop. 277; contains Langrigg,
hamlet, 7 miles SW. of Wigton ; P.O.

Langrish, eccl. dist. and hamlet, East Meon and
Froxfield pars., Hants—dist., pop. 553; hamlet, 3 miles
AV. of Petersfield; P.O.; in vicinity is L. Honse, seat.

Langriville, par. (ry. sta. Langrick), Lincolnshire, on
river Witham, 5 m. NW. of Boston, 2514 ac., pop. 505.

Langrove Common, tract, Herefordshire, in S. of
co., 5-?r miles SW. of Ross.

Langsett, township, in par. and 3J miles SAV. of
Penistone, S. div. AVest-Riding Yorkshire, on river
Little Don, 4916 ac., pop. 271; P.O. at Langsett. Boad,
and P.O., T.O., at Langsett Boad North ; has coal
mines and mfr. of fire-bricks.

Langshaw.—seat, Kirkpatrick-Fleming par., Dum-
friesshire, 1 mile E. of Kirtlebridge sta.—2. Langshaw,
place with school, Melrose par., Roxburghshire, 3 miles
NE. of Galashiels; P.O.

Langside.—S. suburb of Glasgow, in Cathcart par.,
Renfrewshire, pop. (including Mount Florida, Strath-
bungo, &c.), 6023 ; in the battle of Langside (1568), the
troops of Mary Queen of Scots were defeated by those
of the Regent Murray.—2. Langside, vil., Bothwell
par., Lanarkshire, near Bellshill.

Langston, fishing vil. with ry. sta, on Langston Har-
bour, Hants, 1 mile S. of Havant; Langston Harbour
is a narrow sea inlet between Portsea island and Hay-
ling island, is 4 m. long and
2k m. wide; its entrance
is defended on the AA”. side by Fort Cumberland.

Langstone.—hamlet, Llangarren par., Herefordshire,
4 miles SAV. of Ross; in vicinity is Langstone Court,
seat.—2. Langstone, Monmouth. See Llangstone.



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