Langthorne 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 authority ...

in Hambleton district of

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, England. Like many settlements in the area during the time of the Domesday Book, the land belonged to Count Alan and had just three villagers registered as living there. The name of the village means ''Tall Thorn-Bush'' (or tree) and derives from the

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''Lang'' and ''þorn''. The population was estimated to be 60 in 2015. It is near

Hackforth Hackforth is a small village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, about north of Bedale. Nearby settlements include Langthorne and Crakehall. History Hackforth was mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 ...

and the

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north of

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. The hamlet used to have two places of worship; the

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church was dedicated to St Mary, and the other religious house was a

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chapel. Both buildings are now private dwellings. “A Brief and Recent History of Langthorne” was published in May 2021 following a community project. It’s also available online at www.langthornevillage.com

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