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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
World
Laycie Beck

Life in the tiny Nottinghamshire village where you 'need to have a car' to live

Neighbours have opened up on life in their 'beautiful' village which was home to the last surviving Dambuster, Johnny Johnson. Despite Langford only having a handful of houses, villagers say they wouldn't have it any other way, and say the only thing that spoils the area is the main road.

Retired, Pete Lacey, 54, has lived in the village for over six years. When asked his favourite thing about living in Langford, near Newark, he replied: "The rural setting, as we moved from Nottingham.

He continued: "It's quiet and we get on with the neighbours, it's friendly here. You can walk into Winthorpe and there's a little pub there, but it's quite a long walk into Collingham from here so a car is essential. We tend to go into Newark though really.

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