In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Langham like this:
LANGHAM, a village and a parish in Lexden district, Essex. The village stands near the river Stour, at the boundary with Suffolk, 3 miles NW by N of Ardleigh r. station, and 7 NNE of Colchester; is an ancient place; and has a post-office under Colchester. The parish comprises 2,896 acres. Real property, £4,984. ...
Pop., 862. Houses, 185. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to the Duchy of Lancaster. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £640.* Patron, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. The church is ancient, has a tower, and was recently in disrepair. There are a Baptist chapel, and a national school.
Langham through time
Langham is now part of Colchester district. Click here for graphs and data of how Colchester has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Langham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Langham, in Colchester and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6767
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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