Langham is a village and

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Rutland Rutland is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Leicestershire to the north and west, Lincolnshire to the north-east, and Northamptonshire to the south-west. Oakham is the largest town and county town. Rutland has a ...

in the

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of England. The village is about north-west of

Oakham Oakham is a market town and civil parish in Rutland (of which it is the county town) in the East Midlands of England. The town is located east of Leicester, southeast of Nottingham and northwest of Peterborough. It had a population of 12,14 ...

, on the A606 main road linking Oakham and

Melton Mowbray Melton Mowbray () is a market town in the Borough of Melton, Melton district in Leicestershire, England, north-east of Leicester and south-east of Nottingham. It lies on the River Eye, Leicestershire, River Eye, known below Melton as the Rive ...

Etymology

The village's name means "homestead/village which is long or hemmed-in land which is long".

Amenities

It has two pubs, the Wheatsheaf and the Noel Arms, and a

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primary school. Langham Lodge is a Grade II listed house on the edge of the village. The

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of Saints Peter and PaulSt Peter & St Paul Langham
dates in part from the late 13th century and is a

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. There is also a

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Chapel, built in 1854.

Notable people

Notable inhabitants include Simon Langham, a 14th-century monk who became

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; Major General John Brocklehurst, 1st Baron Ranksborough 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 who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rutland and Stamford, previously Rutland and Melton, since 2019 and Shadow Minister for Home Affa ...

, the current MP for Rutland and Melton.

Industry and trade

Ruddles Brewery was based in Langham from its foundation in 1858 until it was closed in 1999. 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. The village used to have a small shop for everyday items, however this shut after campaigned against by villagers. Joan's Free range eggs sold locally farmed eggs for many years until its closing in 2022, more than 5 years after Joan's death.
Langham Engineering
is based on the outskirts of the village and a leading manufacturer of precision machined components and shafts. Langham Engineering is the only business to still run from Langham having been there since its founding in the late 1970's.

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