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Langdon Hammer
Langdon may refer to: Places Australia * Langdon, Queensland, a neighbourhood in the Mackay Region Canada * Langdon, Alberta, a hamlet United Kingdom * Langdon, Cornwall, a hamlet * Langdon, Kent, a civil parish * Langdon, Pembrokeshire United States * Langdon, Iowa, an unincorporated community * Langdon, Kansas, a city * Langdon, a village which later became part of Cottage Grove, Minnesota * Langdon, New Hampshire, a town * Langdon, North Dakota, a city * Langdon, Washington, D.C., a neighborhood * Langdon, Minnesota, a former settlement * Lake Langdon, Minnesota * Langdon Lake, Oregon As a name * Langdon (surname), various people * Langdon (given name), various people Other uses * Langdon Abbey, West Langdon, Kent, England * Langdon Academy, a co-educational all-through school in the London Borough of Newham, England * Langdon Hall, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States See also * East Langdon, Kent * West Langdon, Kent * Langdon Bay (Kent) * Lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langdon, Queensland
Dows Creek is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Dows Creek had a population of 146 people. Geography Langdon is a neighbourhood within the locality (). History Langdon's Creek State School opened in 1921 and closed in 1930. Dow's Creek Provisional School opened on 17 April 1895. On 1 January 1909, it became Dows Creek State School. It was mothballed on 31 December 2009 and closed on 31 December 2010. It was at 1081 Mount Ossa Road (). The school's website was archived. Demographics In the , Dows Creek had a population of 136 people. In the , Dows Creek had a population of 146 people. Education There are no schools in Dows Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Gargett State School in neighbouring Gargett, Queensland, Gargett to the south and Mirani State School in Mirani, Queensland, Mirani to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Mirani State High School, also in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langdon Lake
Langdon Lake is reservoir located in the Umatilla National Forest of Northeastern Oregon, United States. It is an impoundment of Morning Creek, and the source of Lookingglass Creek, a tributary of the Grande Ronde River. Surrounding the lake is the small community of Tollgate. The lake is privately owned but a campground is nearby. See also * List of lakes in Oregon This is a list of the lakes and reservoirs of Oregon. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all. Gallery File:AbertRim-right.jpg, Lake Abert and the Abert Rim File:Applegate Lake Oregon.jpg, Applegate ... References {{authority control Reservoirs in Oregon Lakes of Umatilla County, Oregon Protected areas of Umatilla County, Oregon Umatilla National Forest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langdon Court, Devon
Langdon Court is a former manor house, in Wembury, South Devon, England. It consists of a single courtyard mansion from 1693 and a walled formal garden.Langdon Court Devon Rural Archive. The house is a Grade II* , and the garden is Grade II listed in the . In 1960 it was bought and converted into the Langdon Court Hotel. History Domesday Book ''Langedone'' is recorded in the |
Langdon Bay (Kent)
Langdon Bay is a bay in east Kent, England. It is two miles east of the town of Dover, and is named after the nearby villages of Langdon, East Langdon and West Langdon. The cliffs around it are known as the Langdon Cliffs. A prominent zig-zag path down the cliff-face is visible from the sea and connects with the National Trust path by means of a step ladder. An additional means of exit from the beach being a return on foot to St Margaret's Bay. At the far western end is a restricted area of the Port of Dover, and occasionally walkers will be escorted out by the Dover Port Police. History The bay is known for the Langdon Bay Hoard – a collection of Bronze Age metal objects found nearby in 1974. This includes bronze axes of a French type and is thought to represent the cargo of a boat that was caught in a storm just after leaving the English coast, either jettisoned to lighten and save the boat or sunk with it (if there was a wreck, it is now lost). This demonstrates that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Langdon
West Langdon is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Langdon, in the Dover district of Kent, England. It is located five miles north of Dover town. In 1961 the parish had a population of 68. On 1 April 1963 the parish was abolished and merged with East Langdon to form "Langdon". The name ''Langdon'' derives from an Old English word meaning ''long hill''. The first known written reference dates to 861 AD, mentioning one ''Langandune'', but around 1200 AD there was a reference to Estlangedoun (East Langdon, about one mile to the south east) and Westlangedone. The Church is dedicated to Saint Mary Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is an important figure of Christianity, venerated under titles of Mary, mother of Jesus, various titles such as Perpetual virginity .... The remains of Langdon Abbey are nearby. References External links Villages in Kent Former civil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Langdon
East Langdon is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Langdon, in the Dover district of Kent, England. It is northeast from Dover town. In 1961 the parish had a population of 305. On 1 April 1963 the parish was abolished to form "Langdon". East Langdon was mentioned in the ''Domesday Book''. The word 'Langdon' is "long hill" in Old English. The first reference to the village, in 861, mentions one Langandune, but a reference in 1291 mentions Estlangedoun and Westlangedone, the latter village of West Langdon being located about to the northwest. The church is dedicated to Saint Augustine Augustine of Hippo ( , ; ; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430) was a theologian and philosopher of Berbers, Berber origin and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia (Roman province), Numidia, Roman North Africa. His writings deeply influenced th .... The remains of Langdon Abbey are nearby. References External links * Villages in Kent Former civil parishes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langdon Hall
Langdon Hall is a building on the campus of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, United States. Built in the Greek Revival style in 1846 as the chapel for the Auburn Female College (today Auburn High School) and moved to the Auburn University campus in 1883, Langdon Hall is the oldest building in the city of Auburn, and today houses an auditorium and office space for Auburn University staff. Before the Civil War, Langdon Hall served as the location for a series of debates on the question of Southern secession, involving William Lowndes Yancey, Alexander Stephens, Benjamin Harvey Hill, and Robert Toombs. Langdon Hall is named for Charles Carter Langdon, a former mayor of Mobile, Alabama, Alabama Secretary of State, and a trustee of Auburn University from 1872–1889. History Early history Langdon Hall was built as the chapel for the Auburn Female College (later the Auburn Masonic Female College and today Auburn High School) in 1846. Prior to the chapel's construction, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langdon Academy
Langdon Academy (formerly known as Langdon School, and East Ham Grammar School for Boys) is a mixed all-through school with academy status, located on Sussex Road, East Ham in the London Borough of Newham, England. It is situated in East Ham, close to the junction of the A124 (Barking Road) with the North Circular Road ( A406): the school playing fields border on to the A406. This is near the eastern end terminus of the A406 with the A13 in Wallend, close to the boundary of Newham and Barking and Dagenham and Barking Creek. The River Roding runs behind the school in Barking. Admissions Langdon Academy is a school for pupils aged 3–16, which admitted its first primary cohort in 2011. A £26 million building works programme has been completed in time for the 2013/14 academic year, in time for the appointment of Principal Chris Mallaband, who left the academy at the end of the spring term. Peter Whittle was the principal between 2014 and 2018. Now Jamie Brooks is the new p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langdon Abbey
Langdon Abbey () was a Premonstratensian abbey near West Langdon, Kent, founded in about 1192 and dissolved in 1535, reportedly the first religious house to be dissolved by Henry VIII. The visible remains of the abbey are now confined to the extensive cellaring below the 16th-century house that occupies its site and small remains of a 17th-century ice house. Foundation Langdon Abbey was founded in about 1192 by William de Auberville (the elder) of Westenhanger, Kent (son of Hugh de Auberville), with the assent of his wife Matilda (Maud), daughter of Ranulf de Glanville (who died at the Siege of Acre in 1190), Chief Justiciar of England to King Henry II. William de Auberville was a knight in duty to Simon de Avranches. He was also a King's Justiciar, had assisted at the foundation of the Premonstratensian abbey of Leiston, Suffolk, by his father-in-law in 1182, and was a patron of Ranulf's religious foundation at Butley Priory, Suffolk, of 1171. Langdon Abbey was founded as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langdon (given Name)
Langdon is a masculine given name which may refer to: * Langdon Cheves (1776–1857), American politician, lawyer and businessman * Langdon Brown Gilkey (1919–2004), American theologian * Langdon Lea Langdon "Biffy" Lea (May 11, 1874 – October 10, 1937) was an American college football player and coach. He played football at Princeton University, where he was selected as a first-team All-American at tackle three consecutive years, in 1893 ... (1874–1937), American college football Hall of Fame player and coach * Langdon Elwyn Mitchell (1862–1935), American Broadway playwright * Langdon Winner (born 1944), American academic and philosopher of technology {{given name Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langdon (surname)
Langdon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Charles C. Langdon, American politician * Chauncey Langdon (1763–1830), American politician, lawyer and judge * Craig Langdon (born 1957), Australian politician * Darren Langdon (born 1971), Canadian former National Hockey League player * David Langdon (1914–2011), English cartoonist * Elisha Bassett Langdon (1827–1867), American brevet brigadier general and Ohio state representative * Emma F. Langdon (1875–1937), American union activist * Genevieve Langdon, British explosives expert * George C. Langdon (1833–1909), mayor of Detroit (1878-1879) * Harry Langdon (1884–1944), American comedian and silent-movie actor * Jeffrey Langdon (born 1975), Canadian figure skater * Joan Langdon (1922–2022), Canadian competitive swimmer and breaststroke * John Langdon (other) * Jordan Langdon (born 1999), youngest mayoral candidate for Auburn, Alabama * Julia Langdon (born c. 1946), British journalist, newspaper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Langdon
Lake Langdon in Mound, Minnesota, has an area of . Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) charts show its maximum depth of , though it would be classified as a shallow lake with a mean depth of . It is named for R. V. Langdon, the first township clerk. It is located west of Commerce Boulevard and south of Lynwood Boulevard. Boats on the lake cannot navigate to the nearby Lake Minnetonka, though it overflows into Lost Lake, part of the Big Lake, through Langdon Bay Creek. It also serves as an outlet for Saunders Lake, to its west. The lake has a watershed area to surface area ratio of 6.5:1, meaning that it drains an area about 6½ times its size. The lake (or bay as it is sometimes called) has an over abundance of phosphorus, that probably resulted from it being downstream from Mound's old sewer plant. The plant closed back in the late 1970s. Phosphorus is a catalyst that can contribute to excessive plant growth. Though the lake's MCWD Report Card shows a significant drop o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
