Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)
The Township of Langley is a district municipality immediately east of the city of Surrey in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is south of the Fraser River and west of Abbotsford. It is part of Metro Vancouver.
It was started in 1827 as Fort Langley as a trading post.[1] The Fraser Canyon Gold Rush in 1858 brought more settlers into the area. The Township of Langley was incorporated on April 26, 1873.[2]
Neighborhoods within Langley include Aldergrove, Brookswood, Fernridge, Fort Langley, Milner, Murrayville, Willoughby, and Walnut Grove.
Trinity Western University and a Kwantlen Polytechnic University campus are located in Langley.
The Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League (WHL) and the Vancouver Bandits of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) both play at the Langley Events Centre. Vancouver FC of the Canadian Premier League (CPL) play in Willoughby at Willoughby Community Park Stadium.
Langley, British Columbia (district Municipality) Media
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C.N.R. Locomotive at the Langley Railway Station, 1924
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Inside the 1839 fort at Fort Langley National Historic Site
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Porter's General Store in Murrayville
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Modern office buildings in Carvolth area of Willoughby
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Birthplace of BC Gallery in Fort Langley
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Vista D'oro winery in South Langley
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The majority of the land in the Langley Township is designated as part of the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR), shown as light blue on this map. This restricts the way the land can be used. The ALR was introduced in 1973 to preserve fertile land and support local farming.
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Township of Langley Pioneer Marker for Topham Road on 216th St
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Trans-Canada Highway in Langley
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Restored colonial buildings in Downtown Fort Langley
References
- ↑ Morag Maclachlan, Fort Langley Journals, 1827-30 (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1998), p. 18
- ↑ "Township of Langley Turns 150". Township of Langley. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
