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Our District Churches No.19 - St Leonard, Thorpe Langton

15th February 2025 | Churches

Four miles north of Market Harborough lies the small village of Thorpe Langton, whose name translates to ‘long town’ in Anglo-Saxon. During the early 19th century, the census records indicated a population of 215 individuals residing in the village in 1821. This figure gradually declined to 83 by 1881 but has since experienced a modest resurgence, with a recorded population of 231 as per the 2021 census.

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