Langton Long Blandford

Langton Long Blandford is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is sited by the River Stour, approximately 0.75 miles (1.21 km) southeast of Blandford Forum. In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 120.[1]

Langton Long Blandford

The Old Rectory
Langton Long Blandford
Location within Dorset
OS grid referenceST897059
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBlandford Forum
Postcode districtDT11
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament

Forming the southeastern line of the parish boundary is an old track linking prehistoric Buzbury Rings, on nearby Keyneston Hill, to a ford over the river.[2][3]

St Leonards farmhouse used to house a leper hospital.[2]

The parish church was rebuilt in 1862.[2]

References

  1. "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  2. North Dorset District Council (c. 1983). North Dorset Official District Guide. Home Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 37.
  3. Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale 'Pathfinder' map, sheet ST 80/90 (Blandford Forum), 1972



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