Welcome to Langton Herring
CLICK FOR 2021 CENSUS DATAIntroduction
Langton Herring is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in South West England. It lies about 5 miles (8.0 km) north-west of the coastal resort town of Weymouth. It is "prudently set on a ridge above the Fleet", the Fleet being a brackish lagoon behind Chesil Beach. Dorset County Council estimate that in 2013 the population of the civil parish was 120. In the 2011 census the population of the parish combined with the small parish of Fleet to the south was 240.The name of the village comes from the Old English 'Lang + tun' meaning 'long farmstead or estate' with the 13th Century 'Harang' family affix, from their time as Lords of the Manor. Literature in the church records that all the men of Langton Herring returned from both World Wars, making it one of only a handful of doubly Thankful Villages in the country, and the only village in Dorset to be spared fatalities in the Great War. Just over half a mile to the east of the village, by the B3157 road, is Langton Cross, a medieval stone monolith, which is missing the top arm.
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
462 hectares |
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Population |
238 (2021) |
Density |
52 people/km2 |
Mean age |
46.6 |
Ward |
Chesil Bank |
District |
West Dorset |
Postcodes |
DT3 |
ONS ID |
E04003551 |
Council
Contact details for Langton Herring Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
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Business
Business directory listing local businesses operating within Langton Herring Parish.
Planning
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Property
Price paid data for all property sold in Langton Herring Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.
Heritage
Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Langton Herring Parish.
Local News
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The Elm Tree Inn in Langton Herring to close this Sunday
Published: 24th Nov 2023
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Shock and sadness as historic pub to close
Published: 25th Nov 2023
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Declining trade blamed for closure of Elm Tree Inn in Langton Herring
Published: 27th Nov 2023