Tur Langton | |
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The Main Street (2022) | |
Location within Leicestershire | |
Area | 2.2048 sq mi (5.710 km2) |
Population | 316 (2011)[1] |
• Density | 143/sq mi (55/km2) |
OS grid reference | SP71409458 |
• London | 79.48 mi (127.91 km) SE |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LEICESTER |
Postcode district | LE8 |
Dialling code | 01858 |
Police | Leicestershire |
Fire | Leicestershire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Tur Langton Parish Council |
Tur Langton (derived from the Anglo-Saxon word for an enclosure, meaning "long town")[2] is a small village and civil parish in the Harborough district, in the heart of Leicestershire in England. Tur Langton is home to St Andrews Church and The Crown Inn, situated in the centre of the village. The next nearest settlement of significant size is the civil parish Kibworth Harcourt, 2.11 miles (3 km) west of Tur Langton. According to the 2011 census, Tur Langton had a population (including Shangton) of 316.[1]