Langton Herring
Langton Herring is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in South West England. It lies about 5 miles north-west of the coastal resort town of Weymouth.Places of Interest
Highlights include Chesil Beach and Holy Trinity Church, Fleet.
Chesil Beach
Beach
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Chesil Beach is a major shingle beach structure in Dorset, England. Behind the beach is the Fleet, a shallow tidal lagoon. The beach runs for a length of 29 kilometres from West Bay to the Isle of Portland and in places is up to 15 metres high and 200 metres wide.
Holy Trinity Church, Fleet
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Trinity Church is a Church of England church in Fleet, Dorset, England. It was built in 1827–29, replacing an earlier parish church which was partially destroyed during the Great Storm of 1824.
Fleet Old Church
Church
Photo: Ivan Hall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fleet Old Church is a Church of England mortuary chapel in Fleet, Dorset, England. It was formerly the village's parish church until its partial destruction in the Great Storm of 1824. The surviving chancel is now a Grade II* listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abbotsbury and Nottington.
Abbotsbury
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abbotsbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. The village is located around 7+1⁄2 miles west southwest of Dorchester and 1 mile inland from the English Channel coast.
Nottington
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nottington is a village within the Dorset unitary authority area of the county of Dorset, England. Its nearest town is Weymouth, which lies approximately 2.6 miles to the south-east. Nottington is situated 3 miles east of Langton Herring.
Broadwey
Suburb
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broadwey was a former village in the northern suburbs of Weymouth, Dorset, England. It lies on the B3159 road. In 2001, Broadwey and Upwey ward had a population of 4,349. St Nicholas' Church serves the suburb, as did Broadwey Methodist Church until 2021. Broadwey is situated 3½ miles east of Langton Herring.
Langton Herring
- Type: Locality
- Location: West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.6346° or 50° 38′ 5″ northLongitude
-2.5473° or 2° 32′ 50″ westElevation
128 feet (39 metres)Open location code
9C2VJFM3+V3GeoNames ID
7300417
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