Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for LANGFORD

LANGFORD, a parish in Swaffham district, Norfolk; on the river Wissey, 3 miles NE of Mundford and 7¼ NE by N of Brandon r. station. Post-town, Mundford, under Brandon. Acres, 1,405. Real property, £748. Pop., 62. Houses, 11. The manor belongs to Lord Ashburton. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Igborough, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £248.* Patron, Lord Ashburton. The church is early English, and contains a monument to Sir Jacob Garrard.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Langford CP/AP       Swaffham RegD/PLU       Norfolk AncC
Place: Langford

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