Langham is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in
Rutland in the
East Midlands of England. The village is about north-west of
Oakham
Oakham is the county town of Rutland in the East Midlands of England, east of Leicester, south-east of Nottingham and west of Peterborough. It had a population of 10,922 in the 2011 census, estimated at 11,191 in 2019. Oakham is to the west o ...
, on the
A606 main road linking Oakham and
Melton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray () is a town in Leicestershire, England, north-east of Leicester, and south-east of Nottingham. It lies on the River Eye, known below Melton as the Wreake. The town had a population 27,670 in 2019. The town is sometimes promo ...
.
The village's name means 'homestead/village which is long or hemmed-in land which is long'.
It has two pubs, the Wheatsheaf and the Noel Arms, and a
Church of England
The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britai ...
primary school. Langham Lodge is a Grade II listed house on the edge of the village.
The
Church of England parish church of Saints Peter and Paul dates in part from the late 13th century and is a
Grade I listed building
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.
There is also a
Baptist
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Chapel, built in 1854.
Notable inhabitants include
Simon Langham
Simon de Langham (1310 – 22 July 1376) was an English clergyman who was Archbishop of Canterbury and a cardinal.
Life
Langham was born at Langham in Rutland. The manor of Langham was a property of Westminster Abbey, and he had become a ...
, a 14th-century monk who became
Archbishop of Canterbury; Major General
John Brocklehurst, 1st Baron Ranksborough
John Fielden Brocklehurst, 1st Baron Ranksborough (13 May 1852 – 28 February 1921), was a British soldier, courtier and Liberal politician.
Background and education
Brocklehurst was the son of Henry Brocklehurst, of Foden Bank, Macclesfield, ...
CB CVO (13 May 1852 – 28 February 1921), a soldier, courtier and Liberal politician - there is a memorial to the latter in the village church; and
Alicia Kearns
Alicia Alexandra Martha Kearns (born 11 November 1987) is a British Conservative Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rutland and Melton since the 2019 general election.
In October 2022, Kearns was elected Chair of ...
, the current MP for
Rutland and Melton.
Ruddles Brewery was based in Langham from its foundation in 1858 until it was closed in 1997. The water from the local well was said to give the beer a unique character and quality, which enhanced the brewery's reputation. The site of the brewery has now been demolished and replaced by a housing development.
References
Further reading
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External links
Langham Village History GroupRutnetLangham History at Rutnet
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Villages in Rutland
Civil parishes in Rutland