West Langdon

West Langdon

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= West Langdon
static_

static_image_caption=A church in West Langdon
latitude= 51.1789

longitude= 1.3214

population =
shire_district= Dover
shire_county = Kent
region= South East England

constituency_westminster= Dover
post_town= Dover
postcode_district = CT15
postcode_area= CT
dial_code= 01304
os_grid_reference= TR322474

West Langdon is a village in the Dover district of Kent, England; and five miles north of Dover town.

The word Langdon goes back to Old English, meaning "long hill". In the first reference in 861, there was 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 St Mary. The remains of West Langdon Abbey are nearby.

External links

* [http://www.digiserve.com/peter/wlangdon-sm1.htm Church notes]


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