Kirk Langley
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  Kirk Langley shown within Derbyshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| District | Amber Valley |
| Shire county | Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ASHBOURNE |
| Postcode district | DE6 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| European Parliament | East Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire | |
Kirk Langley is a village in Derbyshire. The village is four miles north of Derby and two miles south east of Brailsford on the A52 road. There are in fact two villages: Kirk Langley and Meynell Langley.
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[edit] History
The Meynell family have held land here since Henry I.[1] In 1545, the local church of St Michael was nearly destroyed in a tempest.[2]
[edit] Today
The village has a Church of England primary school[3] which has about fifty pupils.
[edit] Notable residents
- George Barrington, cricketer died here.
[edit] References
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