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Langton Herring

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Langton Herring is a parish and a small village close to the coast. It is 5½ miles north west from Weymouth. It is "prudently set on a ridge above the Fleet", the Fleet being a brackish lagoon behind Chesil Beach. Its adjacent parishes are Fleet to the south east, Portesham to the north and Abbotsbury to the west with the coast and Chesil Beach to the south. 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. 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


The OPC for Langton Herring is Keith Searson
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On-line data

Census 1830 Census
1841
1851
1861
1871
1881
1891
1901
1911
1939 Register
Parish Registers
Note 7 Mar 2023: New transcriptions [New] have been provided by Kim Parker for the preiod prior to 1813. These have been made based on more recent data and cover an extended period to those previously available. Much of the data is the same but the old transcriptions have been retained for reference
Baptisms
1682-1812 [New][Kim Parker]
1700-1750, 1751-1799, 1796-1837, 1881-1904
Marriages
1681-1808 [New][Kim Parker]
1703-1743, 1809-1842
Marriage Banns
1843-1919
Burials
1682-1812 [New][Kim Parker]
1741-1813
Bishops Transcripts Baptisms
1731-1880
Marriages
1739-1830
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.
Memorial Inscriptions Memorial Inscriptions for St Peter's
Other Records Militia List 1758
Links Langton Herring is the only 'Thankful' village in Dorset, visit Hellfire Corner-The Thankful Villages for more information
Maps  
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Records held at the Dorset History Centre
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Registers
Christenings 1682-1916. Marriages 1681-1842. Burials 1682-1813. Banns 1758-1808, 1823-1919.

Transcripts
Christenings 1682-1801, 1813-1837. Marriages 1681-1835. Burials 1682-1801.
Registration District
(for the purpose of civil registration births, marriages, deaths & civil partnerships)
1 Jul 1837-31 Mar 1997: Weymouth
1 Apr 1997-30 Sep 2001: South Dorset
1 Oct 2001-17 Oct 2005: South & West Dorset

 

 

 

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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