Towns & cities · East of England
Langham
Langham — village and civil parish in Essex, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Colchester · 6.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Langham is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 1,032 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Essex, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.9450°, 0.9505°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dedham Vale
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Langham is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,032.
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Background
History
by John Constable, 1830]] There is little evidence of pre-Roman occupation of what is now Langham, but the Romans built a villa at the north end of the village close to the River Stour and the Roman Road from Colchester into Suffolk also ran to the east of the village, and so there was probably Roman activity in the area of the village. The Anglo-Saxons later established a settlement which was possibly called Laingaham, the spelling in the Domesday Book of 1086. The Domesday Book shows a small agricultural community with the manor held by Walter Tirel, the man who was accused of shooting King William Rufus while hunting for deer in the New Forest. Langham, like most of the villages along…
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- Coordinates
- 51.9450, 0.9505
- County
- Essex
- District
- Colchester
- Parish
- Langham
- Postcode
- CO4 5PF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Harwich and North Essex
- Population
- 1,032
- Nearest railway station
- Colchester — 6.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1887656 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Langham, Essex (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St. Mary's church, Langham, Essex - geograph.org.uk - 156281.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Langham?
- Langham is in Essex, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode CO4 5PF), in the parish of Langham.
- Is Langham a protected site?
- Yes — Langham is part of the Dedham Vale National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Langham free to visit?
- Yes, Langham is free to enter.
- How do I get to Langham?
- The nearest railway station is Colchester, about 6.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CO4 5PF.