Hide

Langar

hide
Hide

"Langar-cum-Barnston Parish lies betwixt the Smite rivulet and the Leicestershire border, and includes the neighbouring villages and lordships of Langar and Barnston, which form but one manor and township, containing 315 inhabitants and 3,820 acres of strong fertile land, partly on red marl, but principally upon the lias limestone. The arable land has been drained about 18 inches deep. It is a freehold and tithe-free estate, all of which belongs to John Wright Esq., except three farms in Barnston, and 400 acres allotted to the rector at the enclosure, in lieu of tithes. Langar is a small but pleasant and well-built village, and has been consideranly improved by the present lord of the manor. It lies 4 miles south by east of Bingham. Thoroton, in 1677, says Langar Hall, and nearly the whole of the parish, have lately become the estate of Mr Howe, who made a convenient park of the closes around the mansion, and stocked it well with deer. The hall was subsequently nearly all rebuilt, and ornamented with a handsome portico and pediment, with six lofty Ionic pillars the height of the house, which is in three storeys, but is now unoccupied, and a great deal of it has been taken down since it was puchased by the present lord of the manor, John Wright Esq., who bought it in 1818 of the late Lord Howe, and has since divided the Park, and cut down all its fine timber." [WHITE's "Directory of Nottinghamshire," 1853]

Hide
topup

Archives & Libraries

The Library at Nottingham will prove useful in your research.

The Community Library at Bingham is also an excellent resource.

topup

Cemeteries

The churchyard in Langar is divided into two main parts. The smaller area being to the north and east of the main church building and the main area being to the south of the building. The memorials that are now present date back to 1713.

Andrew TATLOW has a photograph of St. Andrew's Churchyard on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2017.

And Andrew also has a sunlit photograph of the Graveyard at St Andrew's on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2017.

Alan MURRAY-RUST has several photographs of Belvoir Angel Gravestones on Geo-graph, taken in April, 2014. For some, he has included the inscriptions.

Richard CROFT has a photograph of the chest tomb of Sir John & Mary CHAWORTH on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2015. Sir John died in 1558.

Thomas BAYLEY was a wealthy coal owner and liberal MP for Chesterfield. His wife Annie was the daughter of composer Henry FARMER. She bought Langar Hall in 1860. The stained glass window in the west wall of the church is also in their memory, and was donated by their son, Henry Dennis Readett-Bayley in 1916.

THOMAS BAYLEY
BORN JUNE 3. 1846
DIED MARCH 11. 1906

ANNIE MARY
BRADLEY BAYLEY
HIS WIFE
BORN FEBY. 24. 1850
DIED AUGT. 23. 1904

topup

Census

  • The parish was in the Bingham sub-district of the Bingham Registration District.
     
  • The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
     
Census
Year
Piece No.
1841H.O. 107 / 853
1861R.G. 9 / 2484
1871R.G. 10 / 3547
1891R.G. 12 / 2717
topup

Church History

  • The Anglican parish church was dedicated to Saint Andrew.
     
  • In Saxon times, Langar was a place of great pilgrimage where great multitudes came to seek release from their sins.
     
  • The original Norman church was built around 1300. In the 15th Century the roof was raised allowing for the inclusion of a clerestory, letting more light into the nave. The modern building underwent major refurbishment work in and around 1860.
     
  • The clock in the tower is a late nineteenth century addition, made by the G and W Cope Company.
     
  • Kate JEWLL has a photograph of St. Andrew's Church on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2005.
     
  • Richard CROFT has a photograph of the Church Nave on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2012.
     
  • Richard CROFT also has a photograph of the old Funeral Bier on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2012.
     
topup

Church Records

  • The Anglican parish register dates from 1595 and is in good condition.
     
  • The church was in the rural deanery of Bingham No. 1.
     
topup

Civil Registration

  • The parish was in the Bingham sub-district of the Bingham Registration District.
     
  • Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
     
topup

Description & Travel

Langar is a small village and a parish near the border with Leicestershire. It lies 120 miles north of London, 4 miles southeast of Bingham and 12 miles southeast from the city of Nottingham. The parish covers 3,870 acres and includes the village of Barnston.

The village of Langar stands at the south end of the "Vale of Belvoir". The village of Barnston(e) stands only 3/4 mile east of Langar along the road to Elton. Barnston(e) offers some great views over the Vale of Belvoir. The Smite rivulet runs past the northern border of both villages. If you are planning a visit:

  • By automobile, take the A52 east out of Nottingham to Bingham, At Bingham, turn south and drive 4 miles until you reach Langar.
     
  • Tony BACON has a photograph of the utilitarian Village Sign on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2009.
     
  • Alan MURRAY-RUST has a photograph of the Village Sign on Geo-graph, taken in January, 2011.
     
  • The village of Barnston(e) lies north-east of Langar. You will want to turn left just before Langar to reach Barnston(e).
     
You can see pictures of Langar which are provided by:

topup

Directories

topup

Gazetteers

topup

Genealogy

Richard HOWE, Earl (1726–1799), British admiral, died on the 5th of August 1799, and was buried in his family vault at Langar.

Samuel BUTLER, the 19th-century novelist, was born here on 4 December 1835 son to the Rev. Thomas BUTLER and his wife Fanny. He was christened in the local parish church on 17 Dec 1835. He emigrated in September 1859, on the ship Roman Emperor to New Zealand, and returned to England in 1864.

topup

History

  • A village feast is held in Langar on the second Sunday after Whit-Sunday.
     
  • Richard CROFT has a photograph of the Unicorn's Head pub. on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2012.
     
  • Timothy HEATON has a photograph of the Grade II Unicorn's Head on Geo-graph, taken in March, 2021. Built in 1717 and damaged by a fire in 2015, it has rebuilt and re-opened.
     
  • For more on the history of Langar and Barnston(e), see A History of Langar for Young People.
     
topup

Manors

  • Kate JEWLL has a photograph of the former Langar Hall on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2005.
     
  • Richard CROFT has a photograph of Langar House on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2015.
topup

Maps

  • See our Maps page for additional resources.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK724345 (Lat/Lon: 52.903071, -0.925049), Langar which are provided by:

topup

Military History

  • RAF Langer opened in 1942 just south of the village and was originaly used by Bomber Command, It later served primarily as a troop carrier transport airfield. It served units from the RAF and the USAAF.
     
  • Starting in 1952 the Royal Canadian Air Force used the field until 1963.
     
  • After 1963, the field was partly used by private industry and partly as a British Parachute School.
     
  • Kate JEWELL has a photograph of the Parachute School in action on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2005.
     
  • Alan MURRAY-RUST has a photograph of the Langar Airfield War Memorial on Geo-graph, taken in January, 2011.
     
  • The parish War Memorial is just inside St. Andrew's churchyard's main gate, to the right. It is almost 14 feet tall and was dedicated in 1919.
     
  • Andrew TATLOW has a photograph of the War Memorial near the church gate on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2017.
     
  • Inside the church, on two of the pillars, are the Rolls of Honour for those who served in both World Wars.
     
  • There is a seat in the churchyard dedicated to the men of RAF squadron 207 who died in World War II. There is also a Book of Remembrance for the squadron inside the church
     .
topup

Military Records

Andrew TATLOW has a photograph of the war memorial inscription 1914 to 1918 on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2017.

  1. Pte. Alonzo BURROWS, Lancers (Queen's Royal)
  2. Pte. Charles FIDDIES, Granadier Guards
  3. Pte. Thomas William GARRETT, Royal Marine Light Infantry
  4. Pte. Sidney Charles GOODMAN, Notts & Derby Regt.
  5. Lance Corp., William GOODMAN, Notts & Derby Regt.
  6. Pte. George Edward IZZETT, Royal Scots
  7. Pte. Francis Herbert PATRICK, West Riding Regt.
  8. Pte. Bertie REEVE, Oxforshire and Bucks. Light Infantry
  9. Pte. John ROWORTH, Notts & Derby Regt.
  10. Pte. George James SHEPHARD, East Lancashire Regt.
  11. Pte. Herbert SMITH, Cheshire Regt.
  12. Rifleman John Edwin SPENCER, King's Royal Rifle Corps.
  13. Pte. William SPENCER Jnr., Notts & Derby Regt.
  14. Pte. Arthur Bryan TURNER, Notts & Derby Regt.
  15. Pte. Frederick WRIGHT, Royal Warwickshire Regt.
  16. Pte. Frank Laurence STARBUCK, Lancashire Fusiliers

Frank STARBUCK's name appears to be a later addition to this monument plaque. His middle name is misspelt on the CWGC database.

Andrew TATLOW also has a photograph of the war memorial inscription for 1939 to 1945 on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2017.

  1. John Samuel BAXTER, RAFVR
  2. Lt. C. D. HUDSON, Notts & Derby Regt.
  3. Frank Laurence STARBUCK, Lancashire Fusiliers
topup

Monumental Inscriptions

A blue floorstone near the Church's priest’s door is inscribed:

"In Memory of the Revd Richard Hardy, LL.B. Rector of Langar, Vicar of Kinoulton, and Curate of Owthorpe. He died August the 6th 1775 Aged 64. Also of Mrs Anne Hardy, Wife of Reverend Richard Hardy. She died Sept. 10, 1782, Aged 64."

A small marble tablet on the north wall is inscribed:

"SACRED to the memory of JOHN HALL, who departed this Life 16th of Feby. 1798 in the 67th Year of his age:
Also Sarah his Wife, who departed this Life 14th of May 1812 in the 80th Year of her Age"

In the north Transept of the Church, fixed against the north wall is a panelled stone altar-like structure, at the back of which is a tablet, of which the inscription is in gold letters on a black background:

"By this Tomb-side, lieth George Chaworth, late Lord, of Wereton and Anesley, Son and Heir of Thomas Chaworth, of Cropull-Butler, and Father by Katherine his first Wife, of John Chaworth, Knight, and George Chaworth, Squyre, and of Anne, Dorithy, Elizabeth and Katherine; and Father, by Elizabeth his second Wife, of Thomas, Chaworth, only; which George, the Father; Died 22nd September Anno 1521; and the said Katherine, his first wife, buried under this tomb - she died 12th of October 1517; for those Souls of your Charitie, say a Pater Noster and Ave Marie."

There is an oblong marble tablet fixed on the wall of the blocked-up archway on the west side of this transept honoring Lord HOWE:

"To the Memory of RICHARD HOWE, EARL and VISCOUNT HOWE, VISCOUNT HOWE and BARON CLENAWLEY, in Ireland; Admiral of the Fleet, General of His Majesty’s Marine Forces And Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter: He died the 5th Day of August 1799; Aged 73 Years.
Also of MARY JULIANA HOWE, Second Daughter of RICHARD EARL HOWE; She died the 9th day of April 1800; in the 35th Year of her age.
And of MARY COUNTESS HOWE, Who died the 9th Day of August 1800; In the 67th Year of her Age."

 

topup

Names, Geographical

It is not uncommon to find the name listed as "Langa" in many records.

topup

Politics & Government

  • This place was an ancient parish of Nottinghamshire and became a Civil Parish when those were established.
     
  • Barnston(e) was and is a chapelry in this parish.
     
  • The parish was in the Bingham Wapentake (or Hundred) in the southern division of the county.
     
  • You may contact the local Langar cum Barnstone Parish Council regarding civic or politcal issues, but they are NOT staffed to help with family history lookups.
     
  • District governance is provided by the Rushcliffe Borough Council.
     
topup

Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Bastardy cases would be heard in the Bingham petty session hearings every other Thursday.
     
  • After the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, this parish became part of the Bingham Poor Law Union.
     
topup

Population

 YearInhabitants
1801266
1851316
1861320
1871356
1881425
1891401
1901485
1911453
topup

Probate Records

John ROWORTH obituary was published 1st January 1918 in the Nottingham Evening Post.

topup

Schools