Great Langton, North Riding

Description
Langton, Great, or Langton-upon-Swale, a township and a parish in the N. R. Yorkshire. The township lies on the river Swale, 3 miles NW of Ainderby railway station, and 5 1/2 NW by W of Northallerton, and has a post office under Northallerton; money order office, Scorton; telegraph office, Kirby Fleetham. Acreage, 854 of land and 18 of water; population, 99. The parish contains also the township of Little Langton, and comprises 1878 acres, of which 35 are water; population, 168. The living is a rectory in the dio-eese of Ripon; gross value, £285 with residence. Patron, the Dean and Chapter of York. The church is a plain but good edifice, without a tower. There is a Wesleyan chapel.