Langley may refer to:
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Langley (surname) Langley is a habitational surname from any of the numerous places named with Old English ''Lang'' (meaning ‘long’) + ''lēah'' (meaning ‘wood’ or ‘glade’)
List of people with this surname
*A. DeWade Langley, American police officer
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, a common English surname, including a list of notable people with the name
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Dawn Langley Simmons (1922–2000), English author and biographer
* Langley Wakeman Collyer (1885–1947), one of the
Collyer brothers
Homer Lusk Collyer (November 6, 1881March 21, 1947) and Langley Wakeman Collyer (October 3, 1885), known as the Collyer brothers, were two American brothers who became infamous for their bizarre natures and compulsive hoarding. The two lived i ...
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Langley Fox (born 1989), American illustrator and model
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Lang Hancock
Langley Frederick George "Lang" Hancock (10 June 1909 27 March 1992) was an Australian iron ore magnate from Western Australia who maintained a high profile in the spheres of business and politics. Famous initially for discovering the world's ...
(1909–1992) Australian iron ore magnate
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Langley Kirkwood
Langley Kirkwood (born 14 April 1973) is a South African actor. He has appeared in films such as '' Invictus'', ''Dredd'', and '' Mia and the White Lion'', as well as TV series, including '' Generation Kill'' in 2008 and the 2024 series '' White ...
(born 1973), South African actor and triathlete
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Langley Frank Willard Smith
Langley Frank Willard Smith (15 August 1897 – 12 June 1917) was a Canadian Flying Ace in World War I credited with 8 victories.O'Connor, M. ''Airfields & Airmen of the Channel Coast''. Pen & Sword Military, 2005. p. 46 .
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(1897–1917) Canadian flying ace
Places
Australia
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Langley, Victoria
Canada
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Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)
The Township of Langley is a district municipality immediately east of the Surrey, British Columbia, City of Surrey in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It extends south from the Fraser River to the Canada–United States border, and west of ...
, or Township of Langley, a district municipality in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia
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Fort Langley
Fort Langley is a village community in Township of Langley, British Columbia, Canada. It has a population of approximately 3,400 people. It is the home of Fort Langley National Historic Site, a former fur trade post of the Hudson's Bay Company ...
, a community in the Township of Langley, historically referred to simply as "Langley"
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Langley, British Columbia (city)
The City of Langley, commonly referred to as Langley City, or just Langley, is a municipality in the Metro Vancouver Regional District in British Columbia, Canada. It lies directly east of Surrey, adjacent to the Cloverdale area, and is surroun ...
, or City of Langley, is a separately incorporated urban municipality encompassed by the Township of Langley
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Langley (federal electoral district)
Langley was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. It was a 327 km2 in area with 117,858 people located in the suburbs of the Low ...
, a Canadian federal electoral district in British Columbia
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Langley (provincial electoral district)
Langley is a former provinces and territories of Canada, provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. The riding was first contested in the 1966 British Columbia general e ...
, a provincial electoral district centred on Langley, British Columbia
France
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Langley, Vosges
Langley () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Vosges department
The following is a list of the 506 communes of the Vosges department of France.
Intercommunalities
The com ...
United Kingdom
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Langley, Berkshire
Langley, also known as Langley Marish, is an area of Slough in Berkshire, England. It is east of Slough town centre and west of Charing Cross in Central London. It was a separate civil parish and village until the 1930s, when the built-up par ...
, also known as ''Langley Marish'', formerly in Buckinghamshire
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Langley, Cheshire
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Langley, Derbyshire
Heanor (/ˈhiːnə/) is a town in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. It lies north-east of Derby and forms, with the adjacent village of Loscoe, the civil parish and town council-administered area of Heanor and Loscoe, which ha ...
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Langley, Yarnscombe
Langley was a historic estate in the parish of Yarnscombe, Devon, situated one mile north-east of the village of Yarnscombe. It was long the seat of a junior branch of the Pollard family of Way in the parish of St Giles in the Wood, Devon, 3 ...
, Devon, former seat of the Pollard family
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Langley, Essex
''For the historic house in Essex called Langley's, see Great Waltham.''
Langley is a village and civil parish near Clavering in the English county of Essex, seven miles west-south-west of Saffron Walden.
Governance
There is a Langley Pa ...
also known as Langley Upper Green and Langley Lower Green
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Langley, Gloucestershire, a
location
In geography, location or place is used to denote a region (point, line, or area) on Earth's surface. The term ''location'' generally implies a higher degree of certainty than ''place'', the latter often indicating an entity with an ambiguous bou ...
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Langley, Greater Manchester
Langley is an suburb near Middleton, Greater Manchester, England, southwest of Rochdale and northeast of Manchester city centre.
Langley is an overspill estate, created in the 1950s for Manchester City Council. Families moved into the new ho ...
, an area of Middleton
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Langley, Hampshire
Langley is a small village in the civil parish of Fawley in Hampshire, England.
History
The name Langley means "long wood/clearing". Langley is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086, when it was held by Hugh of St Quentin. In 1372 John Baron of ...
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Langley, Hertfordshire
Langley is a hamlet (place), hamlet and civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It is located four miles south of Hitchin, on the B656 road west of Stevenage. The ruined Minsden Chapel lies within the parish.
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Langley, Kent
Langley is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Maidstone (borough), Maidstone District of Kent, England. The parish is located on the A274 road leading south from Maidstone to Headcorn .
History
Langley is a common Eng ...
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Langley, Norfolk
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Langley, Northumberland
Langley or Langley-on-Tyne is a small village in Northumberland, England, located to the west of Hexham.
The village is on the A686 about south of Haydon Bridge. The skyline of Langley on Tyne is still dominated by the lead smelting chimney ...
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Langley Castle
Langley Castle is a restored Middle Ages, medieval tower house, in the village of Langley, Northumberland, Langley in the valley of the River Tyne, River South Tyne. The castle is south of Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, in Northumberland, Engla ...
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Langley, Oxfordshire
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Langley, Shropshire
Ruckley and Langley is a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is centred on the hamlets of Ruckley and Langley. The population at the 2011 census can be found under Frodesley.
It is situated south of Acton Burnell and west of Kenley.Ord ...
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Langley Chapel
Langley Chapel is an Anglican church, built in 1601, located in a remote area (the parish of Ruckley and Langley) approximately 1.5 miles to the south of Acton Burnell, Shropshire, England.
It is now in the care of English Heritage, and is n ...
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Langley, Somerset, a
location
In geography, location or place is used to denote a region (point, line, or area) on Earth's surface. The term ''location'' generally implies a higher degree of certainty than ''place'', the latter often indicating an entity with an ambiguous bou ...
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Langley, Surrey, a
location
In geography, location or place is used to denote a region (point, line, or area) on Earth's surface. The term ''location'' generally implies a higher degree of certainty than ''place'', the latter often indicating an entity with an ambiguous bou ...
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Langley, Warwickshire
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Langley, West Midlands, a
location
In geography, location or place is used to denote a region (point, line, or area) on Earth's surface. The term ''location'' generally implies a higher degree of certainty than ''place'', the latter often indicating an entity with an ambiguous bou ...
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Langley, West Sussex
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Langley Burrell
Langley Burrell is a village in the civil parish of Langley Burrell Without, just north of Chippenham, Wiltshire, England. It is the largest settlement in the parish, which includes the hamlets of Peckingell (south of the village) and Kellaways ...
, Wiltshire
United States
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Langley, Arkansas
Langley (also known as Lindon) is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Arkansas, United States. It is about 42 miles southeast of Mena, Arkansas, and is served by Arkansas Highway 84
Arkansas Highway 84 (AR 84, Hwy. 84) is a ...
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Langley, Illinois
Langley is an unincorporated community in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. Langley is located at the junction of U.S. Route 6, U.S. Route 34, and Illinois Route 40. Langley is east of Sheffield and north of Buda
Buda (, ) is the ...
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Langley, Kansas
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Langley, Kentucky
Langley is an unincorporated community in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. It corresponds to the Maytown census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population d ...
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Langley, Oklahoma
Langley is a town in Mayes and Craig counties, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 606 at the 2020 census, down from 819 in 2010.
History
Langley, still located at its original site, is on State Highway 82 at the west end of the Pensa ...
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Langley, Virginia
Langley is an unincorporated community in the census-designated place of McLean in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The name "Langley" often occurs as a metonym for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), whose headquarters, the George ...
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George Bush Center for Intelligence
The George Bush Center for Intelligence is the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), located in the unincorporated community of Langley in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, near Washington, D.C.
The headquarters is a c ...
, or simply 'Langley', the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters
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Langley Air Force Base
Langley Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Hampton, Virginia, adjacent to Newport News. It was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established after the entry of the United States into World War I in April 1 ...
, Hampton, Virginia
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Langley Research Center
The Langley Research Center (LaRC or NASA Langley), located in Hampton, Virginia, near the Chesapeake Bay front of Langley Air Force Base, is the oldest of NASA's field centers. LaRC has focused primarily on aeronautical research but has also ...
, NASA Langley, Hampton, Virginia
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Langley, Washington
Langley () is a city in Island County, Washington, Island County, Washington (state), Washington, United States. It sits at the south end of Whidbey Island, overlooking the Saratoga Passage. The city's population was 1,035 at the 2010 United St ...
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Mount Langley, California
Schools
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Langley Academy, Slough
The Langley Academy is an academy in Langley, east of Slough in Berkshire, south east England. It opened in September 2008, replacing the former Langleywood Secondary School. The building was designed by Foster and Partners, led by the archite ...
, Berkshire, England
* Langley College, fictional school in the American sitcom ''
The Facts of Life''
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Langley High School (disambiguation) Langley High School may refer to:
*Langley High School (Fairfax County, Virginia), United States
*Langley High School, Oldbury, West Midlands, England
*Langley High School (Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States
See also
*Langley School (dis ...
, several schools
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Langley School (disambiguation) Langley School may refer to:
* Langley School, Loddon, Norfolk, England
* Langley School, Solihull, West Midlands, England
* Langley Grammar School, Berkshire, England
* Langley Secondary School, British Columbia, Canada
See also
* Langley ( ...
, several schools
Other uses
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Langley (constructor), a former racing car constructor
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Langley (crater), a lunar crater
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Langley (unit)
The langley (Ly) is a unit of heat transmission, especially used to express the rate of solar radiation (or insolation) received by the earth. The unit was proposed by Franz Linke in 1942 and named after Samuel Langley (1834–1906) in 1947.
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, a unit of measurement of solar radiation
*, several ships of the United States Navy
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RFA ''Fort Langley'' (A230), a stores ship
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Kington Langley
Kington Langley is a village and civil parish about north of Chippenham in Wiltshire, England.OS Explorer Map 156, Chippenham and Bradford-on-Avon Scale: 1:25 000; publisher: Ordnance Survey A2 edition (2007). The parish includes the hamlet of ...
, Wiltshire, England, a village
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Langley Green (disambiguation) Langley Green is the name of several locations in England:
* Langley Green, West Midlands
:* Langley Green railway station
* Langley Green, West Sussex
See also
* Langley (disambiguation) Langley may refer to:
People
* Langley (surname), a com ...
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Langley Hall (disambiguation)
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Langley Island (disambiguation)
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Langley Mill (disambiguation)
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Langley Park (disambiguation) Langley Park may refer to places in:
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* Langley Park, Perth, an open space in the central business district of Perth
England
* Langley Park, Buckinghamshire, England, a stately home built by Stiff Leadbetter (1705–1766)
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Langley Speedway (disambiguation) Langley Speedway may refer to a number of racetracks:
*Langley Speedway (British Columbia)
Langley Speedway was a 1/4-mile paved oval track used for stock car racing located in Langley, British Columbia. The track opened on June 13, 1965 (ther ...
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Langley Wood (disambiguation) Langley Wood may refer to the following places in England:
* Langley Wood; a wood that is part of the Brent Eleigh Woods, an SSSI in Suffolk
* Langley Wood, Cambridgeshire; an SSSI
* Langley Wood, Edwardstone; a wood in the parish of Edwardstone in ...
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