Langham, Norfolk
Encyclopedia
Langham is a village and a civil parish
in the English
county of Norfolk
. The village is 14.7 miles west of Cromer
, 27.2 miles north north west of Norwich
and 126 miles north north east of London
. The village lies 5.2 miles west north west of the town of Holt
. The village is 2 miles inland from the North Norfolk
Coast. The village is on the B1156
Blakeney
to Sharrington
road. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham
for the Bittern Line
which runs between Sheringham
, Cromer
and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport
.
of 1085. In the great book Langham is recorded by the name ‘’Lagaam’’, and “Lang(a)ham” . The main Tennant being Bishop William
. The survey also notes that there are 2 churches.
, (1792 – 1848) was a naval officer and a novelist. He settled in Langham in 1848. His best known work is the novel Children of the New Forest which he published in 1847. He is now known for the semi-autobiographical novel Mr Midshipman Easy
. Marryat is buried in the parish church yard. Stephen Rippingall
, son of the vicar in the 1850s was a first class cricketer and a first class rower, who died young and is buried in the church yard.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
. The village is 14.7 miles west of Cromer
Cromer
Cromer is a coastal town and civil parish in north Norfolk, England. The local government authority is North Norfolk District Council, whose headquarters is in Holt Road in the town. The town is situated 23 miles north of the county town, Norwich, and is 4 miles east of Sheringham...
, 27.2 miles north north west of Norwich
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
and 126 miles north north east of London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. The village lies 5.2 miles west north west of the town of Holt
Holt, Norfolk
Holt is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The town is north of the city of Norwich, west of Cromer and east of King's Lynn. The town is on the route of the A148 King's Lynn to Cromer road. The nearest railway station is in the town of Sheringham where access to the...
. The village is 2 miles inland from the North Norfolk
North Norfolk
North Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, United Kingdom. Its council is based in Cromer. The council headquarters can be found approximately out of the town of Cromer on the Holt Road.-History:...
Coast. The village is on the B1156
B1156 road
The B1156 runs for about through North Norfolk, England, from the village of Blakeney to the village of Sharrington.It is a useful conduit between the A148 Kings Lynn-to-Cromer road and the A149 coast road to the north, passing near its midpoint through the village of Langham.-Notes and references:...
Blakeney
Blakeney, Norfolk
Blakeney is a coastal village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Blakeney lies within the Norfolk Coast AONB and the North Norfolk Heritage Coast. The North Norfolk Coastal Path passes through the village...
to Sharrington
Sharrington
Sharrington is a village within the civil parish of Brinton in the English county of Norfolk.. The village is laid out on the southern edge of the A148, 3.5 miles west of Holt. The village is 10 miles east north east of the town of Fakenham, 13.4 miles west south west of Cromer and 124 miles north...
road. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham
Sheringham railway station
Sheringham railway station is a timber halt in the town of Sheringham in the English county of Norfolk. The station is the terminus of the Bittern Line, operated by National Express East Anglia, and is 49 km north of...
for the Bittern Line
Bittern Line
The Bittern Line is a railway line from Norwich to Cromer then Sheringham in Norfolk, England. It is one of the most scenic in the East of England traversing the Norfolk Broads on its route to the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the North Norfolk Coast. The line is part of the Network Rail...
which runs between Sheringham
Sheringham
Sheringham is a seaside town in Norfolk, England, west of Cromer.The motto of the town, granted in 1953 to the Sheringham Urban District Council, is Mare Ditat Pinusque Decorat, Latin for "The sea enriches and the pine adorns"....
, Cromer
Cromer
Cromer is a coastal town and civil parish in north Norfolk, England. The local government authority is North Norfolk District Council, whose headquarters is in Holt Road in the town. The town is situated 23 miles north of the county town, Norwich, and is 4 miles east of Sheringham...
and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport
Norwich International Airport
Norwich International Airport , also known as Norwich Airport, is an airport in the City of Norwich within Norfolk, England north of the city centre and on the edge of the city's suburbs....
.
History
Langham has an entry in the Domesday BookDomesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1085. In the great book Langham is recorded by the name ‘’Lagaam’’, and “Lang(a)ham” . The main Tennant being Bishop William
William de Beaufeu
William de Beaufeu was a medieval Bishop of Thetford and a major landholder mentioned in the Domesday Book.-Life:...
. The survey also notes that there are 2 churches.
Notable people
Frederick MarryatFrederick Marryat
Captain Frederick Marryat was an English Royal Navy officer, novelist, and a contemporary and acquaintance of Charles Dickens, noted today as an early pioneer of the sea story...
, (1792 – 1848) was a naval officer and a novelist. He settled in Langham in 1848. His best known work is the novel Children of the New Forest which he published in 1847. He is now known for the semi-autobiographical novel Mr Midshipman Easy
Mr Midshipman Easy
Mr. Midshipman Easy is an 1836 novel by Frederick Marryat, a retired Captain in the 19th century Royal Navy. The novel is set during the Napoleonic Wars, in which Marryat himself served with distinction.-Plot summary:...
. Marryat is buried in the parish church yard. Stephen Rippingall
Stephen Rippingall
Stephen Frost Rippingall was an English rower and cricketer who played first class cricket for Cambridge University in 1845 and won the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta in 1853....
, son of the vicar in the 1850s was a first class cricketer and a first class rower, who died young and is buried in the church yard.