Langton Herring

	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
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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
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Records held at the Dorset History Centre [Ref PE-LAH]	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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