Langton Herring

	Langton Herring is a parish and a small village close to the coast. It is 5½ miles north west from Weymouth. Its adjacent parishes are Fleet to the south east, Portisham to the north and Abbotsbury to the west with the coast and Chesil Beach to the south. The church of St Peter [left] is a small ancient Gothic building of stone, comprising chancel, nave, south aisle, south porch and low square embattled west tower. The tower is 18th century but the rest of the church is medieval although it has the usual Victorian restoration. It seats 180 and the registers date from 1682.
The inhabitants of the parish are chiefly employed in fishing and agriculture. The Lord of the Manor is William Sparks Esq. he resides at Langton Herring Manor House and is the principal landowner. The soil is light clay and the chief crop is wheat with pasture. The parish comprises 1202 acres and in 1901 the population was 207. There is a post office, a coastguard station and a National School that can accommodate 75 children. Most information above from Kelly's Directory 1895. Photographs © Lynda Mudle-Small	The Village Hall constructed in 1845
On-line data
Census	1841 Census, to be transcribed 1851 Census, to be transcribed 1861 Census, available on site, population 241 1871 Census, available on site, population 232 1881 Census available on site, population 255 1891 Census, available on site, population 207 1901 Census, available on site, population 155
Parish Registers	The parish registers date from 1682, the following have been transcribed so far:- Baptisms Marriages Burials
Postal Directories	Extract from Pigot's Directory of Dorset 1844
Tudor Records	The Tudor Subsidy of 1545
Tithe Maps	The 1841 Tithe Apportionments for Langton Herring on site.
Links	Langton Herring is the only 'Thankful' village in Dorset, visit Hellfire Corner-The Thankfull Villages for more information
Maps	The 1891 ordnance survey maps of the parish can be seen at the old-maps site, just enter 'Langton Herring' under place search.
	For modern location maps visit:- www.multimap.com or click on the link on the left
	In the centre of the village modern houses blend with the old as most construction is kept to the local yellow sandstone. Some original thatched cottages remain.

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