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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Derbyshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Derbyshire Parishes]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Upper Langwith<br>  
[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Derbyshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Derbyshire Parishes]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Upper Langwith<br>  


[[Image:Upper Langwith Holy Cross Derbyshire.jpg|thumb|right]]  
[[Image:Upper Langwith Holy Cross Derbyshire.jpg|thumb|right|Upper Langwith Holy Cross Derbyshire.jpg]]  


== Parish History  ==
== Parish History  ==
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Upper Langwith is an Ancient Parish in the county of Derbyshire. <br>  
Upper Langwith is an Ancient Parish in the county of Derbyshire. <br>  


In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Upper Langwith like this:  
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Upper Langwith like this: LANGWITH (UPPER), a parish in the district of Mansfield and county of Derby; contiguous to Notts, 6 miles NNW of Mansfield r. station, and 9 ESE of Chesterfield. Post-town, Langwith, under Mansfield. The church is old but good, and has a low tower.<br><br>


LANGWITH (UPPER), a parish in the district of Mansfield and county of Derby; contiguous to Notts, 6 miles NNW of Mansfield r. station, and 9 ESE of Chesterfield. Post-town, Langwith, under Mansfield. Acres, 1,600. Rated property, £1,265. Pop., 183. Houses, 36. The manor and most of the land belong to the Duke of Devonshire. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £204. * Patron, the Duke of Devonshire. The church is old but good, and has a low tower.<br><br>  
LANGWITH (St. Helen), a '''parish''', in the union of Mansfield, hundred of Scarsdale, N. division of the county of Derby, 6 miles (N. by W.) from Mansfield. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51094#s14 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 28-30. Date accessed: 10 May 2013.</ref>
 
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== Resources  ==
== Resources  ==
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