Langley, Hertfordshire
Langley | |
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Former Farmer's Boy Public House, Langley | |
Location within Hertfordshire | |
Population | 175 (2011 Census)[1] |
OS grid reference | TL217224 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Hitchin |
Postcode district | SG4 |
Dialling code | 01438 |
Police | Hertfordshire |
Fire | Hertfordshire |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
Langley is a hamlet and civil parish in the non-metropolitan district of North Hertfordshire and county of Hertfordshire. The population was 175 in the 2011 census.[1][2] It is located four miles south of Hitchin, on the B656 road near the large town of Stevenage.[3] Minsden Chapel lies within the parish.
Prior to 1894, Langley and neighbouring Preston were part of the parish of Hitchin, together forming a long salient to the south of the town itself.[4] Langley and Preston became separate civil parishes as a result of the Local Government Act 1894, with effect from the first parish meeting on 4 December 1894.[5] Langley civil parish was then included in the Hitchin Rural District between 1894 and 1974, when it became part of North Hertfordshire.
Governance
[edit]North Hertfordshire District Council
[edit]Langley is located within the local government district of North Hertfordshire and within the Ward of Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo, a Multi Member Ward currently represented by three Conservative councillors (Cllr David Barnard, Cllr Claire Strong and Cllr Faye Frost).
Hertfordshire County Council
[edit]Langley is located within the Hertfordshire County Council Division of Knebworth and Codicote and is represented by Cllr Richard Thake (Conservative).
Parliamentary Representation
[edit]The Parish is represented in Parliament by Bim Afolami MP (Conservative) who was first elected as the MP for Hitchin and Harpenden in 2017.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Langley Parish Local Area Report". NOMIS. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Knebworth Langley Lilley". North Hertfordshire District Council. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
- ^ Ordnance Survey Sheet 221, revised 1893
- ^ Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 73)