Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for LANGTON

LANGTON, a township in Gainford parish, Durham; on an affluent of the river Tees, 2 miles N of Gainford. Acres, 1,061. Real property, £1,322. Pop., 116. Houses, 21. Langton Grange here is a seat of the Duke of Cleveland.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Gainford Parish       Langton Parish       County Durham Ancient County
Place: Langton

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