Lungar Hall

Langar Hall is a Sanskrit word for a place where pilgrims receive<br />rest and nourishment. Every Sikh temple has a Langar Hall where<br />worshipers enjoy a free meal before going to the temple.<br />The priory of St Ethelburger, close by Langar, is mentioned in the<br />Vatican archives as a place ‘where great multitudes resort’ to<br />receive blessing and remission from their sins in the next life when<br />they visit on any of the many holy feast days.<br />At that time Langar Hall, a medieval castle, was situated half a<br />mile north of the church beside the river Smite. The priory, half a<br />mile to the south of the church by a stream. I imagine the weary<br />pilgrims trudging up the hill to church and then on to the priory for<br />their blessings.<br />