Kington Langley
| Kington Langley | |
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 St Peter's parish church, Middle Common |
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 Kington Langley
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| Kington Langley shown within Wiltshire | |
| Population | 841 (in 2011) |
| OS grid reference | ST926770 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Chippenham |
| Postcode district | SN15 |
| Dialling code | 01249 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | www |
Kington Langley is a village and civil parish about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Chippenham in Wiltshire, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Bowldown.
The parish covers about 1,571 acres (636 ha). The geology is mostly of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. It is on a high water table and the soil is composed of sand with a sub-soil of Oxford Clay. The village stands on a hill, rising to 100 metres (330 ft) towards its western end. It is an example of a 'squared' village with approaches from Chippenham, Swindon and Malmesbury. It has three greens; the largest is the Common, which covers 30 acres (12 ha) and is the focal point of the village.
The village is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long and is separated from Kington St. Michael (to the west) by the A350 road which links Chippenham with the M4 motorway and Malmesbury.
The village is part of the 'Kington' electoral ward. The ward starts in the south west in the parish of Chippenham Without, proceeds north east through the Kington's to end at Christian Malford. The total population of the ward at the 2011 census was 5,014.
Kington Langley was part of the parish of Kington St. Michael until 1865. It was called Kington Langley to distinguish it from another village, Langley Burrell. The original hamlet was known as Langley Fitzurze in medieval times although other spellings such as Langeleghe (11th century), "Langley Fearne" (c.1513), "Langley Fernhill" (1660) have been used.
The Greathouse, beside the B4069 road, was built in about 1700. It is a country house of nine bays and two storeys.
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