LANGHAM
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales...., by John Marius Wilson. circa 1866
LANGHAM, a village and a parish in Lexden district, Essex. The village stands near the river Stour, att the boundary with Suffolk, 3 miles NW by N of Ardleigh r. station, and 7 NNE of Colchester; is an ancient place; and has a post-office under Colchester. The parish comprises 2,896 acres. Real property, £4,984. Pop., 862. Houses, 185. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to the Duchy of Lancaster. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £640. Patron, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. The church is ancient, has a tower, and was recently in disrepair. There are a Baptist chapel, and a national school.
Transcribed by Noel Clark