Thorpe Langton

Thorpe Langton (derived from the Anglo-Saxon word for an enclosure, meaning "long town") is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, about four miles north of Market Harborough. The parish had a population of 171 according to the 2001 census. Ten years later, in the 2011 census, the population had grown to 200. Thorpe Langton is the home of the Baker's Arms pub and St. Leonard's church, but is otherwise solely residential.

Thorpe Langton
The Bakers Arms pub
Thorpe Langton
Location within Leicestershire
Population200 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSP7463491584
Civil parish
  • Thorpe Langton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMARKET HARBOROUGH
Postcode districtLE16
Dialling code01858
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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