In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Langford like this:
LANGFORD, a village, a tything, and a parish in the district of Faringdon and county of Oxford. The village stands 2 miles from the boundary with. Gloucestershire, 2½ from that with Berks, 3¼ NE of Lechlade, and 5½ NW by N of Faringdon r. station; and has a post-office under Lechlade, by Swindon. ...
The tything comprises 2,210 acres. Real property, £3,044. Pop., 449. Houses, 105. The parish contains also the tything of Little Faringdon, the township of Grafton, and the hamlet of Radcot. Acres, 4,200. Real property, £6,448. Pop., 701. Houses, 166. Most of the property belongs to Lord De Manley and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. Langford House is Lord de Manley's seat. Grafton Manor belongs to Mrs. Wainewright. The river Isis runs on the S boundary, and is crossed there by a bridge of the 13th century. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £300. * Patron, the Rev. F. G. Lemann. The church is ancient, and has an early Norman tower. Little Faringdon was recently made a separate benefice. Value, £150. Patron, the Bishop of Oxford. There are chapels for Independents and Primitive Methodists, and charities £18.
Langford through time
Langford is now part of West Oxfordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how West Oxfordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Langford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Langford in West Oxfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9912
Date accessed: 30th April 2024
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