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Langham, Norfolk

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Population
  
372 (2011 census)

Civil parish
  
Langham CP

Country
  
England

Area
  
7.07 km²

Dialling code
  
01328

District
  
North Norfolk

OS grid reference
  
TG000410

Region
  
East

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Local time
  
Sunday 12:46 PM

Shire county
  
Norfolk

Langham, Norfolk

Weather
  
12°C, Wind SE at 8 km/h, 72% Humidity

Langham is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is 14.7 miles west of Cromer, 27.2 miles north north west of Norwich and 126 miles north north east of London. The village lies 5.2 miles west north west of the town of Holt. The village is 2 miles inland from the North Norfolk Coast. The village is on the B1156 Blakeney to Sharrington road. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.

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Map of Langham, UK

This is a beautiful area and about 60% of Langham lies within the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Langham is a small village but still manages to maintain a good community spirit and events are held throughout the year, mainly centred on the Parish Room. Every other year the last Saturday in July sees the Langham Street Fayre when the main road is closed to through traffic and is lined with stalls and entertainments. The most recent Street Fayre was on Saturday 28 July 2012 so the next one should be in 2014. Details on all village activities and news can be found on the village website.

History

Langham has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085. In the great book Langham is recorded by the name ‘’Lagaam’’, and “Lang(a)ham” . The main tenant being Bishop William. The survey also notes that there are 2 churches and this is reflected by the double dedication of the remaining 14th century church of St Andrew and St Mary. The church lies at the centre of the modern village by the junction of the main roads through the village.

The history of Langham is outlined in Aspects of Langham 2004. that is still available, details on the village website.

Langham Hall is a Grade II-listed Georgian country house.

The parish was the location of RAF Langham airfield during the Second World War and the remains of the runway and airfield buildings still exist along the road to Cockthorpe. The most intriguing of the remaining buildings is a strange hemisphere - the Langham Dome Trainer. This is the youngest Ancient Monument in Norfolk and has its own website.

A brief history of RAF Langham has been published. and has been revised recently and is available on the village website.

Notable people

Frederick Marryat, (1792 – 1848) was a naval officer and a novelist. He settled in Langham in 1848. His best known work is the novel Children of the New Forest which he published in 1847. He is now known for the semi-autobiographical novel Mr Midshipman Easy. Marryat is buried in the parish church yard.

Stephen Rippingall, son of the vicar in the 1850s was a first class cricketer and a first class rower, who died young and is buried in the church yard.

References

Langham, Norfolk Wikipedia