In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Langport like this:

LANGPORT, a hundred in the lathe of Shepway, Kent; in Romney-Marsh, containing the parishes of Hope and Lydd.

Langport through time

Langport is now part of FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE District. Click here for graphs and data of how FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Langport itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Langport, in Folkestone and Hythe and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26160

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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