West Langdon
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West Langdon is a village in the Dover
district of Kent
, England
. It is located five miles north of Dover town.
The name Langdon derives from an Old English
word meaning long hill. The first known written reference dates to 861
AD, mentioning one Langandune, but around 1200 AD there was a reference to Estlangedoun (East Langdon
, about one mile to the south east) and Westlangedone.
The Church is dedicated to Saint Mary. The remains of West Langdon Abbey
are nearby.
Dover (district)
Dover is a local government district in Kent, England. Dover is its administrative centre. It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the boroughs of Deal, Dover, and Sandwich along with Dover Rural District and most of Eastry Rural District...
district of Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, 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 located five miles north of Dover town.
The name Langdon derives from an Old English
Old English language
Old English or Anglo-Saxon is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written by the Anglo-Saxons and their descendants in parts of what are now England and southeastern Scotland between at least the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century...
word meaning long hill. The first known written reference dates to 861
861
Year 861 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Carloman revolts against his father Louis the German.* Michael III and Bardas invade Bulgaria....
AD, mentioning one Langandune, but around 1200 AD there was a reference to Estlangedoun (East Langdon
East Langdon
East Langdon is a village in the Dover district of Kent, England, five miles NE of Dover town.East Langdon was mentioned in the Domesday Book. The word Langdon goes back to Old English, meaning long hill...
, about one mile to the south east) and Westlangedone.
The Church is dedicated to Saint Mary. The remains of West Langdon Abbey
West Langdon Abbey
West Langdon Abbey was a Premonstratensian abbey situated near West Langdon, Kent. The visible remains of the abbey are now confined to the extensive cellaring below the 16th century house that occupies its site and small remains of a 12th century Ice House ....
are nearby.