Place:Langton, Durham, England

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Name	Langton
Type	Township, Civil parish
Coordinates	54.57°N 1.733°W
Located in	Durham, England
See also	Gainford, Durham, England	ancient parish in which it was a township
	Darlington Ward, Durham, England	ancient county division in which it was located
	Barnard Castle Rural, Durham, England	rural district of which it was part 1894-1974

source: Family History Library Catalog

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

Langton is a village and civil parish in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the west of Darlington, near Headlam and Ingleton. The population of the civil Parish taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Information is contained in the parish of Ingleton, County Durham.

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County Durham Archives. Durham County Record Office is located on the Lower Ground Floor of County Hall, the administrative headquarters of Durham County Council, in Durham City.
Northumberland and Durham FHS covers both Northumberland and the northern part of County Durham. The Family History Society have a research centre in Percy House in central Newcastle upon Tyne (full address on website), open Monday to Friday from 10 am to 4 pm. Browse the website to see what else the society can provide.
The Cleveland, North Yorkshire & South Durham Family History Society covers the southern part of County Durham as well as the Tees Valley and North Yorkshire on the south side of the River Tees. Their homepage includes a map to show the society's coverage. (Once again, full address and other details on the website)
Further information from GENUKI
Ordnance Survey map of Durham 1832 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time. This map includes the boundaries of the various Wards (or "hundreds") in existence at that time.
Ordnance Survey map of Durham 1900 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
Ordnance Survey map of Durham 1944 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
English Jurisdictions 1851, a parish finding aid provided by FamilySearch, particularly helpful in large towns and cities.
Unfortunately, the Victoria County History for Durham is limited in its coverage. It only includes the cathedral city of Durham, including an account of the cathedral itself. Also covers Stockton Ward in the south-east of the county (bordering North Yorkshire) including Hartlepool and Stockton on Tees.

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