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{{Short description|Village in Lancashire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2015}}
{{infobox UK place|
|country =                 England
|coordinates  = {{coord|53.805|-2.449|display=inline,title}}
|static_image_name        = St Leonard's C of E Church Langho - geograph.org.uk - 1575159.jpg
|static_image_caption     = St Leonard's Church, Langho
|population=
|civil_parish=             [[Billington and Langho]]
|official_name=            Langho
|shire_district=           [[Ribble Valley]]
| shire_county =           [[Lancashire]]
|region=                   North West England
|constituency_westminster= [[Ribble Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Ribble Valley]]
|post_town=                BLACKBURN
|postcode_district =       BB6
|postcode_area=            BB
|dial_code=                01254
|os_grid_reference=        SD705345
|pushpin_map             = United Kingdom Borough of Ribble Valley
|pushpin_map_caption     = Shown within Ribble Valley
}}
'''Langho''' is a small rural village {{convert|5|mi|0}} north of [[Blackburn]] in the [[Ribble Valley]], [[Lancashire]], England. It is part of the parish of [[Billington and Langho]].  The village is linked with Blackburn and [[Clitheroe]] by the [[A666 road]] and is served by [[Langho railway station]] on the [[Ribble Valley Line]]. The population at the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]] was 2,015.<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E34000953|title=Langho Built-up area|accessdate=27 May 2019}}</ref>
To the north, separated from the main village by the [[A59 road]], is the original village of '''Old Langho'''. Further north there is [[Brockhall, Lancashire|Brockhall Village]], a [[gated community]] developed in the 1990s on the site of a hospital.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/main.jhtml?xml=/property/2007/04/26/npzoo126.xml | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421102952/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/main.jhtml?xml=/property/2007/04/26/npzoo126.xml | url-status=dead | archive-date=2013-04-21 | title=A crazy design but it works | date=2007-04-25 | last=Wilkinson | first=Paul | accessdate=2008-06-09 | publisher=Telegraph Media Group | work=[[telegraph.co.uk]] }}</ref>  {{As of|2012}}, [[Northcote Manor]], on Northcote Road, is the only restaurant in Lancashire with a [[Michelin star]].<ref name="telegraph">{{Cite web | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/8811069/Michelin-guide-2012-find-the-starred-restaurants-in-your-area.html | title = Michelin Guide 2012: find the starred restaurants in your area | date=7 October 2011 | accessdate=11 June 2012 | work=[[Telegraph.co.uk]] | publisher=[[Telegraph Media Group]]}}</ref>
The original [[Old St Leonard's Church, Langho|Old St Leonard's Church]] was replaced by [[New St Leonard's Church, Langho|the present church]] in 1880, though the old church is still used several times a year  for special services and is supported by the [[Churches Conservation Trust]]. There is a [[Church of England]] Primary School in the village, also called St Leonard's. Saint Mary's Roman Catholic church and Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School are located in Langho.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Returning pupils to enjoy primary school's £1.7million new-look site|url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/18687073.returning-pupils-enjoy-primary-schools-1-7million-new-look-site/|access-date=8 September 2020|website=Lancashire Telegraph|language=en}}</ref>
==See also==
{{portal|Lancashire}}
*[[Listed buildings in Billington and Langho]]
==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Langho}}
{{Borough of Ribble Valley}}
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[[Category:Villages in Lancashire]]
[[Category:Geography of Ribble Valley]]
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