Langton, North Yorkshire
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Langton is a village and civil parish
in the Ryedale
district of North Yorkshire
, England
. It is situated 1 miles (1.6 km) south of Norton-on-Derwent
. Langton Hall is the home of Woodleigh School, a leading independent preparatory school founded in 1929 by well known educationalist Arthur England.
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 Ryedale
Ryedale
Ryedale is a non-metropolitan district of the shire county of North Yorkshire in England. Settlements include Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside, Malton, Norton-on-Derwent, Pickering, and Terrington.-Derivation of name:...
district of North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England
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...
. It is situated 1 miles (1.6 km) south of Norton-on-Derwent
Norton-on-Derwent
Norton-on-Derwent, commonly referred to as 'Norton', is a town and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. Norton borders the market town of Malton, and is divided by the River Derwent...
. Langton Hall is the home of Woodleigh School, a leading independent preparatory school founded in 1929 by well known educationalist Arthur England.