Lower Langford is a village within the

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es of

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and Burrington in the

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, England. It is located on the western edge of the

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about east of

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. It was a village built around the estate of

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who was the original inhabitant of the village. The estate is now the Bristol Veterinary School of

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School

Churchill C.E.V.C. Primary School is the

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serving both

and Langford. It has around 200 pupils ages 4 to 11. The school was newly built in 2002 after relocating from its former location at Ladymead Lane. Churchill Community Foundation School and Sixth Form Centre is the state-run

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and specialist

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serving the villages of North Somerset. It has around 1,540 students between the ages of 11 and 18 and is located in the adjacent village of Churchill.

Amenities

The village has one pub, The Langford Inn. The village also has a football club,

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and had a

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until it closed in May 2010. The village is also served by nearby pubs the Stag and Hounds and the Churchill Inn, Churchill Memorial Hall, and served by the Mendip Vale Medical Practice. Also in the parish are a fish and chip shop, the Winston Manor

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and a

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, all of which are close to the Churchill-Langford border.

Churches

The village is home to two churches, St Mary's and Langford

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Church. Both churches are fairly small in size. St Mary's is used by the various

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oriented children's clubs. St Mary's was built in 1900 on land donated by Sir

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, G.C.B., G.C.M.G, R.E.

Landmarks

Langford Court was built in 1651 and renovated in the early 19th century and again in 1875. It has been designated as a Grade II

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. The village is the home of the former Meat Research Institute (now Langford Vets) and the Langford House School of Veterinary Science.

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