Langar

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Langham

In the civil parish of Langar Cum Barnstone.
In the historic county of Nottinghamshire (Modern Authority of Nottinghamshire, 1974 county of Nottinghamshire).

King writes nothing known of castle mentioned by Leland. Leland wrote 'Langar, where next to the church is a stone house battlemented like a castle which belongs to Lord Scrope'. This is the same as Langham, of which Leland writes "Tipetote Le Scrope had the castell of Langham in Notinghamshire, where was a principall howse of the Tipetots [Tiptoft]." This appears to be a late C14 embattled house on the site of Langar Hall (which may incorporate some parts.). However, the presence of a nearby priory and a visit by King John imply the presence of a building of some status prior to 1216. So C14 house may have been a rebuilding of an earlier high status and possibly fortified building.

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Nothing visible remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SK720346

Books

King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p381
Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol3 pt2 p224

Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)

Chandler, John, 1993, John Leland's Itinerary: travels in Tudor England (Sutton Publishing) p351
Toulmin-Smith, Lucy (ed), 1910, The itinerary of John Leland in or about the years 1535-1543 (Bell and Sons; London) Vol4 p19 Vol5 p134

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Langar

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SK720346

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