In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Langley Priory like this:
LANGLEY PRIORY, an extra-parochial tract in the district of Shardlow and county of Leicester; 3 miles SSW of Castle-Donington. Acres, 660. Pop., 11. House, 1. A Benedictine priory was founded here, in the time of Henry II., by William Pantulf; and given, at the dissolution, to the Greys. A mansion on its site, and called Langley Priory, is the seat of Charles Shakespear, Esq.
Langley Priory through time
Langley Priory is now part of North West Leicestershire district. Click here for graphs and data of how North West Leicestershire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Langley Priory itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Langley Priory in North West Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10979
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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