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Langton is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated south from the market town of Malton. Langton Hall was the home of Woodleigh School, an independent preparatory school founded in 1929 by the educationalist Arthur England, from 1946 until the school's closure in 2012. There is also a small state primary school, Langton Community School with around 80 pupils.〔Metcalfe, Claire (23 November 2006). ("Langton" ). ''Gazette & Herald''. Retrieved 25 April 2012.〕 The village was historically the seat of the Norcliffe family.〔''Bulmer's History and Directory of East Yorkshire'' (1892) reprinted on (【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ERY/Langton/Langton92.html )〕 Their former home, Langton Hall, now owned by their descendants, the Howard-Vyse family, and leased to Woodleigh School until 2012, is a Grade II listed building.〔imagesofengland.org.uk. (Langton Hall ). Retrieved 25 April 2012.〕 In 1823 Langton was a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, and the Wapentake of Buckrose. The parish church, dedicated to St Andrew, and the parish living was under the patronage of the King. Population at the time was 280. Occupations included five farmers, two grocers, a tailor & draper, a butcher, a shoemaker, a schoolmaster, a parish constable, and the landlord of Horse Shoes public house who was also a blacksmith. A Major and Mrs Northcliffe were resident at the Hall.〔Baines, Edward (1823): ''History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York'', p. 362〕 ==Gallery== Image:The_gates_at_Woodleigh_School_Langton_North_Yorkshire.jpg|The gates of Langton Hall, Langton Image:Cottages, Langton.jpg|Cottages in Langton, March 2006 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Langton, North Yorkshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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