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LANGTON., a hamlet in Appleby-St. Michael parish, Westmoreland; 1¼ mile E of Appleby. It belonged to the Veteriponts and the Clevelands; appears to have been, at one time, well inhabited; and had a church or chapel which was burnt, in 1328, by the Scots.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Appleby St Michael CP/AP Westmorland AncC |
Place: | Langton |
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