Langenhoe is a village in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England, located south of Colchester. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 536, increasing to 572 at the 2011 Census.
The village church was once reputed to be amongst the most haunted buildings in Essex. This ancient church, which had been damaged in the Essex earthquake of 1884, was closed to worship in 1955 and demolished in 1963 after it was deemed structurally unsafe.
The name Langenhoe is from the Old English for ‘long hill-spur’.
References
- "Parish populations 2011". Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- Adams, Paul (29 October 2014). "Ten places to spot ghosts this Hallowe'en". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- "MEMORIES: Postcard images show damage caused by the 'Colchester Earthquake'". Gazette. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- Mills, Anthony David (2003). A dictionary of British place-names. Mills, A. D. (Anthony David), 1935-. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198527586. OCLC 59290127.
External links
- Langenhoe in the Domesday Book
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