Population 558 (2011) Region South East Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Sunday 11:58 AM District Dover District | Civil parish Langdon Country England Post town Dover Shire county Kent | |
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Langdon is a village near Dover in Kent, England. It was the site of West Langdon Abbey which was dissolved in 1535. The cited population at the 2011 Census includes the villages of Martin and Martin Mill. Langdon is also more commonly known as East Langdon.
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Map of Langdon, UK
In the 1870s, Langdon was described as:
LANGDON (EAST), a village and a parish in Dover district, Kent. The village stands near the Deal and Dover railway, 3½ miles NNE of Dover. The parish contains also the hamlet of Marten; and its post-town is Dover. Acres, 1,065. Real property, £2,228. Pop., 362. Houses, 72. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £126. * Patron, the Earl of Guilford. The church comprises nave, small aisle, and chancel.
Population
According to the 2011 Census there were 281 males and 277 females living in the parish. The population time series of Langdon from 1801 to 2011 shows how the population fluctuated over the years between 1801 and 1961. In more recent years the population appears to have levelled off at almost 560 in 2001 and 2011.
1881 Occupations
In 1881 the total population of Langdon was 307. The occupations of the population at the time was predominantly in agriculture with 70 people, mainly male, working in this economic sector. Other occupations for men during this time period included; Carpentry, mechanics, platelayer, railway labourer, navy and blacksmith. Women during this time were mainly engaged in domestic offices and services such as indoor servants, charwomen or worked for a washing and bathing service, a total of 10 females were working in this type of employment.