Langley is a semi-rural village in civil parish of

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, in the

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district, in the ceremonial county of

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, England, on the River Bollin, near

Macclesfield Macclesfield () is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East, Cheshire, England. It is sited on the River Bollin and the edge of the Cheshire Plain, with Macclesfield Forest to its east; the town lies south of Ma ...

and

Macclesfield Forest Macclesfield Forest is an area of woodland, predominantly conifer plantation, around south east of Macclesfield in the civil parish of Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough, in Cheshire, England. The existing woodland is the last substantial ...

. In 2020 it had an estimated population of 554. Langley Mill, founded by William Smith in 1826, became the biggest silk printing, dyeing and finishing works in the world. The mill later went on to become Specialised Automobile Services, a specialist wire wheel manufacturer for classic and modern cars. The painter

Charles Tunnicliffe Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe, OBE, RA (1 December 1901 – 7 February 1979) was an internationally renowned naturalistic painter of British birds and other wildlife. He spent most of his working life on the Isle of Anglesey. He is popularly ...

was born in Langley and painted many birds at the four reservoirs behind the village in Macclesfield Forest. The village pub, The St Dunstan, is located on Main Road (the main road through the village). Langley also has a Methodist church and a village hall.

In popular culture

Langley was mentioned in the first episode of the TV series '' Ashes to Ashes'', in February 2008, when DI Alex Drake, played by

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, mentions

Langley, Virginia Langley is an unincorporated community in the census-designated place of McLean in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The name "Langley" often occurs as a metonym for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), whose headquarters, the George ...

, most famous as home to the headquarters of the

Central Intelligence Agency The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA; ) is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with advancing national security through collecting and analyzing intelligence from around the world and ...

. Her colleague, DC Chris Skelton, remarks "isn't that near Macclesfield?". Skelton is played by Macclesfield-born actor

Marshall Lancaster Marshall Lancaster (born 5 October 1974) is an English former actor. He has appeared in television dramas including ''Coronation Street'', ''Holby City'', ''The Lakes (TV series), The Lakes'' and ''Family Affairs''. He is best known for playing ...

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Langley Methodist Church
Villages in Cheshire Towns and villages of the Peak District Borough of Cheshire East {{Cheshire-geo-stub

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