In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Langley like this:
LANGLEY, a township in Lanchester parish, Durhamshire; on the river Browney, 4 miles WNW of Durham. Acres, 2,378. Real property, £1,608. Pop., 129. Houses, 23. A ruined old hall is here, which belonged to the family of Scroope.
Langley through time
Langley is now part of Derwentside district. Click here for graphs and data of how Derwentside has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Langley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Langley, in Derwentside and County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2959
Date accessed: 09th May 2024
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