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The Ancient Parish of LANGTOFT

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"LANGTOFT, a parish in the wapentake of Dickering and liberty of St. Peter's; 6 miles N. of Driffield. The church (see Churches for photograph) is dedicated to St. Peter and the living, which is a vicarage, in the patronage of the Prebendary of Langtoft, is enjoyed by the Rev. Jones Thompson. Pop. 416,

Peter Langtoft, an eminent Chronicler, so called from this place, was a Canon regular, of the order of St. Austin, at Bridlington, and wrote a Chronicle of England in French verse, in the time of Edward I. or II. which was afterwards translated in the latter of those reigns, by Robert of Brunne, and edited by Hearns in 1725. He died in the beginning of the reign of Edward II."

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"COTTAM, in the parish of Langtoft, wapentake of Dickering, and liberty of St. Peter's; 1¾ miles SW. of Langtoft, 5 miles NNW. of Driffield. Here is a Chapel of Ease (see Churches for photograph) to Langtoft. Pop. 16."

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches in the parish:
  • St Peter's Church, Langtoft.
  • Another view of St Peter's Church, Langtoft.
    • Internal view looking down the aisle
    • The East Window
    • The font
    • The font cover
    • The old Langtoft font
    • The Cottam font
  • The Ruined Church, Cottam.
  • The ex-St. Mary's Methodist Church, Langtoft, being converted for use as a factory.

Church Records

• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Langtoft.
• A transcription of the List of Vicars for St. Peter's Church, Langtoft.

Description and Travel

• Cottam (on the Driffield on line site).
• Langtoft (on the Driffield on line site).

Directories

• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Baines's Directory of 1823.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Post Office Directory of 1857.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Bulmers Directory of 1892.

Gazetteers

• There is further information about this parish from National Gazetteer 1868 Yorkshire extracts.
• There is further information about this parish from Bulmer's 1892 History and Directory of the East Riding.

Maps

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• For a more detailed map of the parishes in the riding please see the Yorkshire parish maps page.
• For a more detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
• Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.
• View maps of Langtoft and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Memorial Inscriptions

• A transcription of the World War I & II Memorial Plaque in St. Peter's Church, Langtoft.
• A transcription of the 1914-19 and 1939-45 War Memorial on Langtoft village green.

Names (Geographical)

• The following places are within the boundaries of this (ancient) parish, but I have no further information on them other than the Ordnance Survey Landranger Grid reference shown:
  • (SE987657) Cottam Grange
  • (SE999649) Cottam House
  • (TA020675) Langtoft Field (now Field House)
  • (SE997660) Langtoft Grange
  • (TA010655) Tranmere House
  • (TA002662) Woodbine Cottage (now Woodbine Farm)
  • (TA001665) Wold House

Societies

• This parish is covered by the following Society:
  • East Yorkshire FHS

Voting Registers

• The 1834 Electoral Roll for this parish