Little Langford

Little Langford is a hamlet and former civil parish in Wiltshire, England. Its nearest town is Wilton, about 5 miles (8.0 km) to the southeast. It is in the Wylye valley, to the south of the river; the grass fields adjacent to the river were traditionally flood meadows.

Little Langford

Part of Little Langford Farm
Little Langford
Location within Wiltshire
OS grid referenceSU050366
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSALISBURY
Postcode districtSP3
Dialling code01722
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament

In 1086, the Domesday Book survey recorded estates held by Wilton Abbey, Glastonbury Abbey and Edward of Salisbury.[1]

The civil parish was added to Steeple Langford parish in 1934. In 1990, the Wilton estate owned nearly all of the land in the former parish.[1]

Notable sights
Church of St Nicholas of Mira
Little Langford Farm

The Anglican Church of St Nicholas of Mira is Grade II* listed.[2] It dates from the 12th century and was rebuilt in 1864 by T.H. Wyatt,[3] reusing a 12th-century doorway on the south side of the nave.[4] Alexander Hyde, later Bishop of Salisbury, was rector from 1634.[5]

Little Langford farmhouse (c.1858) has a Victorian Gothic entrance tower, lancet windows and crenellations.[6]

Just to the south of the village lies the Iron Age hill-fort of Grovely Castle.

References
  1. Baggs, A P; Freeman, Jane; Stevenson, Janet H (1995). Crowley, D A (ed.). "Victoria County History – Wiltshire – Vol 15 pp178-183 – Parishes: Little Langford". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  2. Historic England. "Church of St Nicholas of Mira, Steeple Langford (1284230)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  3. "Church of St. Nicholas, Little Langford". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  4. "St Nicholas, Little Langford, Wiltshire". Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture. King's College London. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  5. Bradley, Emily Tennyson (1891). "Hyde, Alexander" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. 28. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  6. Historic England. "Manor Farmhouse, Little Langford (1146235)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
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