LANGHAM, a parish in the Colchester division of
the hundred of LEXDEN, county of ESSEX, 1 mile (W.
by N.) from Dedham, containing 725 inhabitants. The
living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry of Colchester,
and diocese of London, rated in the king's books at
£17. 11. 0., and in the patronage of the Chancellor of
the duchy of Lancaster. The church is dedicated to
St. Mary. There is a place of worship for Baptists. The
navigable river Stour runs on the north of the parish.
There is a small endowment for the instruction of children.