Conservation Areas in Harborough district - East Langton Conservation Area

The village is built on the side of a hill sloping from north to south. The majority of the western side of the conservation area is land belonging to East Langton Grange (a large Edwardian house). Approaching the village from the west The Grange can clearly be seen among the trees. This part of the conservation area is wooded which serves to enhance the rural character of the conservation area.

A major feature of the conservation area is the unusual oval centre of the village which is occupied by cottages and the former stables, now sympathetically converted to dwellings. This development is partly surrounded by a high red brick wall.

The Grange to the west of this oval also has high red brick walls such that the narrow road between the two gives a close knit character. The walls of East Langton are a significant feature as are the granite kerbs.

Partly surrounding this centre are fine 17th, 18th and 19th century brick built dwellings; Main Street particularly provides a vista of characteristic vernacular architecture.

Northwards from the centre of the village is a fine late 17th century ironstone and brick Inn. Later red brick development set back from the road lines the east side of Main Street out of the village northbound to the crest of the hill. Opposite these dwellings is the Cricket Ground, surrounded by trees, with its pavilion which are included in the conservation area, being an important component of the physical and historic fabric of the village.

East Langton Conservation Area map