Langton Long Blandford

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in Dorset, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox UK place

|country = England

|official_name = Langton Long Blandford

|coordinates = {{coord|50.8528|-2.1457|display=inline,title}}

|static_image_name = The Old Rectory, Langton Long - geograph.org.uk - 1317414.jpg

|static_image_caption = The Old Rectory

|map_type = Dorset

| unitary_england= Dorset

| lieutenancy_england= Dorset

|post_town = Blandford Forum

|postcode_area = DT

|postcode_district = DT11

|constituency_westminster = North Dorset

|region = South West England

|os_grid_reference = ST897059

|population=130

|population_ref={{cite web | url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/sources/census_2021_pp | title=Parish Profiles | work=2021 Census | publisher=nomis | access-date=5 August 2024}}

}}

Langton Long Blandford, often abbreviated to Langton Long or just Langton, is a small village and civil parish in Dorset in southern England. It is sited by the River Stour, approximately {{convert|3/4|mi|km|1|abbr=off}} southeast of Blandford Forum. In the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 130 people in 50 households.{{update after|2032}}

Forming the southeastern line of the parish boundary is an old track linking prehistoric Buzbury Rings, on nearby Keyneston Hill, to a ford over the river.{{cite book|title=North Dorset Official District Guide|publisher=Home Publishing Co. Ltd|author=North Dorset District Council|page=37|year=c. 1983}}Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale 'Pathfinder' map, sheet ST 80/90 (Blandford Forum), 1972

St Leonards farmhouse used to house a leper hospital.

The parish church was rebuilt in 1862.