Editing Langley, Cheshire

{{Short description|Village in Cheshire, England}}
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'''Langley''' is a semi-rural village in civil parish of [[Sutton, Cheshire East|Sutton]], in the [[Cheshire East]] district, in the ceremonial county of [[Cheshire]], England, on the [[River Bollin]], near [[Macclesfield]] and [[Macclesfield Forest]]. In 2020 it had an estimated population of 554.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/northwestengland/cheshire_east/E35000389__langley/|title=Langley|publisher=City Population De|accessdate=9 July 2022}}</ref>

Langley Mill, founded by William Smith in 1826, became the biggest silk printing, dyeing and finishing works in the world.<ref name=Collins71>{{harvnb|Collins|Stevenson|1995|p=71}}</ref> The mill later went on to become Specialised Automobile Services, a specialist wire wheel manufacturer for classic and modern cars.

The painter [[Charles Tunnicliffe]] was born in Langley and painted many birds at the four reservoirs behind the village in Macclesfield Forest.

The village pub, The St Dunstan, is located on Main Road (the main road through the village). Langley also has a Methodist church and a village hall.

==In popular culture==
Langley was mentioned in the first episode of the TV series ''[[Ashes to Ashes (British TV series)|Ashes to Ashes]]'', in February 2008, when [[Alex Drake (Ashes to Ashes)|DI Alex Drake]], played by [[Keeley Hawes]], mentions [[Langley, Virginia]], most famous as home to the headquarters of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]. Her colleague, [[Chris Skelton|DC Chris Skelton]], remarks "isn't that near Macclesfield?". Skelton is played by Macclesfield-born actor [[Marshall Lancaster]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/culture/1412602.we-were-just-boys-with-toys/|title=We were just boys with toys|date=May 21, 2007|work=The Northern Echo|access-date=2020-01-05}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Cheshire}}
*[[Langley Hall, Cheshire]]

==References==
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;Bibliography
*{{cite book |last=Collins |first=Louanne |last2=Stevenson |first2=Moira |others=Macclesfield Museums Trust|title=Macclesfield: The Silk Industry|publisher=Nonsuch Publishing Limited|location=Stroud, Gloucester|date=1995|edition=New Pocket Edition 2006|series=Images of England|isbn=1-84588-294-6 | oclc=33970163}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Langley, Cheshire}}
* [http://langleymethodist.co.uk/ Langley Methodist Church]

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[[Category:Villages in Cheshire]]
[[Category:Towns and villages of the Peak District]]
[[Category:Borough of Cheshire East]]


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