Place:Langwith, Nottinghamshire, England

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NameLangwith
Alt namesNether Langwithsource: alternate placename
TypeTownship, Civil parish
Located inNottinghamshire, England
See alsoNorton Cuckney, Nottinghamshire, Englandparish in which it was a township until 1866
Bassetlaw Wapentake, Nottinghamshire, Englandwapentake in which the place was located
Blyth and Cuckney Rural, Nottinghamshire, Englandrural district 1894-1925
Worksop Rural, Nottinghamshire, Englandrural district 1935-1974
Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
source: Family History Library Catalog

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Langwith from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

"LANGWITH, a township, with a village, in Norton-Cuckney parish, Notts; adjacent to Derbyshire, 6½ miles N of Mansfield. It has a post-office under Mansfield. Population: 328. Houses: 60. Langwith Lodge was formerly an occasional seat of Earl Bathurst, and is now the residence of Major S. W. Welfitt. Some of the inhabitants are employed in neighbouring factories."

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