In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Langley like this:
LANGLEY, a village and a parish in Hollingbourn district, Kent. The village stands 4½ miles SE of Maidstone r. station, and has a post-office under Maidstone. The parish comprises 1,474 acres. Real property, £2,360. Pop., 386. Houses, 80. The property is much subdivided. The manor belongs to the Earl of Romney. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £390. * Patron, S. E. Pusey, Esq. The church was rebuilt in 1855; is in the pointed style; and has a tower and small spire. There is a school connected with the church.
Langley through time
Langley is now part of Maidstone district. Click here for graphs and data of how Maidstone 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 Maidstone and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6253
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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