Place:Kington Langley, Wiltshire, England

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NameKington Langley
Alt namesKington-Langleysource: Family History Library Catalog
Langley Fitzurzesource: very old name for parish
Bowldownsource: hamlet in parish
TypeTything, Chapelry, Civil parish
Coordinates51.492°N 2.108°W
Located inWiltshire, England
See alsoDamerham Hundred, Wiltshire, Englandhundred in which it was located
Chippenham Rural, Wiltshire, Englandrural district, 1894 - 1934
Calne and Chippenham Rural, Wiltshire, Englandrural district, 1934 - 1974
North Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England1974-2009
Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England2009--
source: Family History Library Catalog


the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia

Kington Langley is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the town of Chippenham. The parish includes the hamlet of Bowldown.

The parish covers about 1,571 acres (636 ha). The village is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long and is separated from Kington St. Michael (to the west) by the A350 road which links Chippenham with the M4 motorway and Malmesbury. The parish had a population of 841 in the UK census of 2011.

Kington Langley was part of the parish of Kington St. Michael until 1865. It was called Kington Langley to distinguish it from another village, Langley Burrell. The original hamlet was known as Langley Fitzurze in medieval times although other spellings such as Langeleghe (11th century), "Langley Fearne" (c.1513), "Langley Fernhill" (1660) have been used.

Research Tips

  • From this Ancestry page you can browse the Wiltshire parishes which have parish register transcripts online, quite often from very early dates. However, reading the early ones requires skill and patience. Transcriptions should also be in FamilySearch.
  • A further collection of online source references will be found on the county page for Wiltshire.
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