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Langar, Nottinghamshire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Langar, Nottinghamshire

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Langar, Nottinghamshire history

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Langar-cum-Barnstone was first recorded in the 12th century. The Tibetots and Scrope family were the last recorded owners of Langar Hall. A famous descendant of the Howe’s was Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, famous for his victory in the sea battle known as the “Glorious First of June”

St Andrew’s Church

The church of St Andrew’s is sometimes dubbed the Cathedral of the Vale for its relative size. The former vicarage is a Grade II* listed Queen Anne house on the junction of Church Lane and Barnstone Road.

Airfield

RAF Langar was used for bombing operations over Germany by RAF Bomber Command. After the war it was by the Royal Canadian Air Force for many years. The airfield has served as a base for British Parachute Schools since 1977.

Economy

Lafarge Barnstone cement works lies south of Barnstone, formerly owned by Blue Circle Industries, which was bought by Lafarge in 2001. Naturescape Wildflower Farm is north of the airfield.

Langar, Nottinghamshire geography / climate

Langar-cum-Barnstone is a civil parish on Langar Airfield. In the south, it borders Clawson, Hose and Harby, the district of Melton and Leicestershire. At the 2001 census, the civil parish had 378 households.

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16 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Langar, Nottinghamshire places to visit

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Langar, Nottinghamshire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Langar, Nottinghamshire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Langar, Nottinghamshire’s information audio spots:

Granby, Nottinghamshire Granby is a small village in the Rushcliffe district of Nottinghamshire. It lies in the Vale of Belvoir and is located on the outskirts of the town.

Langar cum Barnstone Langar cum Barnstone is a civil parish in Rushcliffe borough, within the county of Nottinghamshire. The overall area had a population of 980 at the 2011 census. It lies 120 miles north of London, 4 miles south east of Bingham and 12 miles from the city of Nottingham.

Wiverton Hall By 1510 the former village of Wyverton had become impoverished and reduced to just four houses and a cottage. It was in that year completely depopulated by “emparkment”, when George Chaworth enlarged his park by 254 acres (103 ha) The current house dates from 1814.

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