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LANGLEY, a hamlet in Shipton-under-Wychwood parish, Oxford; in Wychwood forest, 4 miles NE of Burford. Acres, 330. Real property, £697. Pop., 53. Houses, 9. The manor belongs to Lord Churchhill. A royal hunting seat was here; claims to have been the birth-place of King John; was last inhabited by Charles I.; and has completely disappeared.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Shipton under Wychwood Parish Oxfordshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Langley |
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