Langton Matravers
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Langton Matravers is a village in the Purbeck district of Dorset, England, just outside Swanage. The village had a population of 973 in 2001, up from 773 in 1891. The village is a popular tourist destination and 16.9% of homes in the village are second homes. The Village is home to The Old Malthouse a preparatory school for boys and girls founded in 1906. The name Langton stems from "long town" and the name Matravers stems from the name of Lord Mautravers who once resided there, and ultimately originates from the French "mal traverse".
The village has two campsites which are widely used for tourists visiting the local area:
- Tom's Field Camping
- Acton Field
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[edit] External links
- Census data
- Village website
- Information about the village
- Dorset Online Parish Clerks (online parish registers)
- The Old Malthouse School
