Langley is a common English place-name, from the Old English lang leah or ‘long field or woodland’. This village first appears in the records in 814 as Longanleag.
The village church is dedicated to St Mary. Behind this church is a lake, which is possible place for the medieval judicial practice of trial by cold water.[citation needed] When a jury couldn't decide on a person's innocence, it was left to God to decide. If the accused floated they were guilty because the water rejected them. If they sank, the water accepted them and thus were innocent. As is often thought it is not if they drowned, but the result was drowning in some cases. It had to be close to the church because the water would be holy.
Maidstone Museum & Art Gallery exhibits articles excavated from a site in Langley believed to have been a walled Roman cemetery.
Geographyedit
The village is three miles (5km) from the county town.
Culture and Communityedit
The village has two public houses, The Potting Shed, and The Plough.
Its post office has been closed for over 10 years.
There is also 'Langley Heath' and by it is a wood called Abbey Wood.
There is a village hall, on it is a playing field with room for 2 football pitches, and a small play area, and a basketball net.
langley, kent, langley, village, civil, parish, maidstone, district, kent, england, parish, located, a274, road, leading, south, from, maidstone, headcorn, langleylangleylocation, within, kentarea2, population1, 2001, census, 2011, census, density383, civil, p. Langley is a village and civil parish in the Maidstone District of Kent England The parish is located on the A274 road leading south from Maidstone to Headcorn LangleyLangleyLocation within KentArea2 945 sq mi 7 63 km2 1 Population1 128 2001 Census 2 1 187 2011 Census 3 Density383 sq mi 148 km2 Civil parishLangley ParishDistrictMaidstoneShire countyKentRegionSouth EastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townMAIDSTONEPostcode districtME17Dialling code01622UK ParliamentFaversham and Mid KentWebsiteOfficial Langley websiteList of places UK England Kent 51 14 11 N 0 35 03 E 51 236386 N 0 584196 E 51 236386 0 584196 Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Culture and Community 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed February 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Langley is a common English place name from the Old English lang leah or long field or woodland This village first appears in the records in 814 as Longanleag The village church is dedicated to St Mary Behind this church is a lake which is possible place for the medieval judicial practice of trial by cold water citation needed When a jury couldn t decide on a person s innocence it was left to God to decide If the accused floated they were guilty because the water rejected them If they sank the water accepted them and thus were innocent As is often thought it is not if they drowned but the result was drowning in some cases It had to be close to the church because the water would be holy Maidstone Museum amp Art Gallery exhibits articles excavated from a site in Langley believed to have been a walled Roman cemetery Geography editThe village is three miles 5km from the county town Culture and Community editThe village has two public houses The Potting Shed and The Plough Its post office has been closed for over 10 years There is also Langley Heath and by it is a wood called Abbey Wood There is a village hall on it is a playing field with room for 2 football pitches and a small play area and a basketball net References edit Office for National Statistics Census 2001 Civil Parish population 2011 Neighbourhood Statistics Office for National Statistics Retrieved 16 September 2016 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Langley Kent http www langley kent org uk Langley church Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Langley Kent amp oldid 1146357242, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
