Local History

Langley

The parish of Langley lies south of Hitchin. Its only community is Langley.

A former pub, once The Royal Oak, in the village

History links

Langley’s entry in A Vision of Britain.

Domesday Book

Langley’s entry in Domesday Book.

Minsden, now a ruined chapel near Stagenhoe, was a Domesday manor encompassing several smaller hamlets and farmsteads. The chapel was probably never part of a village and was created as a chapel-of-ease to allow people to be baptised, marry and buried without having to travel to the parish church in Hitchin.

Family history links

The Uk and Ireland Genealogy website explains where to find parish registers: Langley was historically part of Hitchin parish.

The Family Search website links to free and subscription resources.