| Langham | |
|---|---|
) SS Peter and Paul parish church | |
)  Langham Location within Rutland | |
| Area | 4.56 sq mi (11.8 km2) [1] |
| Population | 1,371 2011 Census[2] |
| • Density | 229/sq mi (88/km2) |
| OS grid reference | SK845115 |
| • London | 87 miles (140 km) SSE |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Oakham |
| Postcode district | LE15 |
| Dialling code | 01572 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Langham Village |
Langham is a village and civil parish in Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The village is about 2 miles (3 km) north-west of Oakham, on the A606 main road linking Oakham and Melton Mowbray.
It has two pubs, the Wheatsheaf and the Noel Arms, and a Church of England primary school. Langham Lodge is a Grade II listed house on the edge of the village.[3]
The Church of England parish church of Saints Peter and Paul[4] dates in part from the late 13th century and is a Grade I listed building.[5] There is also a Baptist Chapel, built in 1854.
Notable inhabitants include Simon Langham, a 14th-century monk who became Archbishop of Canterbury, and Major General John Brocklehurst, 1st Baron Ranksborough CB CVO (13 May 1852 – 28 February 1921), a soldier, courtier and Liberal politician - there is a memorial to the latter in the village church - and, of course, the current MP for Rutland and Melton, Alicia Kearns.
Ruddles Brewery was based in Langham from its foundation in 1858 until it was closed in 1997. The water from the local well was said to give the beer a unique character and quality, which enhanced the brewery's reputation. The site of the brewery has now been demolished and replaced by a housing development.
References
- ^ "A vision of Britain through time". University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
- ^ "Rutland Civil Parish Populations" (PDF). Rutland County Council. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
- ^ "Langham Lodge".
- ^ St Peter & St Paul Langham Archived 2014-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Historic England (14 June 1954). "Church of St Peter and St Paul (1073732)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
Further reading
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1960). Leicestershire and Rutland. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 304–305.