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St Leonard's Church

Other OS name in the Parish of Thorpe Langton

Historical Forms

  • Church (St Leonard) 1925 Kelly
  • capellam de Langeton 1220 MHW
  • The Chapel 1877 White

Etymology

, Church (St Leonard )1925 Kelly; it is earlier recorded as capellam de Langeton 1220 MHW (with MLat  capella 'a chapel') and much later The Chapel 1877 White , v. chapel(e) . Thorpe Langton was once a chapel within the parish of Church Langton supra .