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Langthorne is a village and
civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of Parish (administrative division), administrative parish used for Local government in England, local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below district ...
in Hambleton district of
North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by national parks, including most of the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors. It is one of four cou ...
, England. Like many settlements in the area during the time of the Domesday Book, the land belonged to Count Alan and had just three villagers registered as living there. The name of the village means ''Tall Thorn-Bush'' (or tree) and derives from the Old English ''Lang'' and ''þorn''. The population was estimated to be 60 in 2015. It is near
Hackforth Hackforth is a small village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, about north of Bedale. Nearby settlements include Langthorne and Crakehall. History Hackforth was mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 ...
and the
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north of
Bedale Bedale ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the district of Hambleton, North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, it is north of Leeds, south-west of Middlesbrough and south-west of the county town of ...
. The hamlet used to have two places of worship; the Anglican church was dedicated to St Mary, and the other religious house was a
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chapel. Both buildings are now private dwellings. “A Brief and Recent History of Langthorne” was published in May 2021 following a community project. It’s also available online at www.langthornevillage.com


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Villages in North Yorkshire Civil parishes in North Yorkshire {{Hambleton-geo-stub