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Photo of Listing #R2860661

# D310 20211 66 Avenue, Langley

$646,000 - 2 Beds, 2 Baths, 921 Sf

MLS® # R2860661

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# 35 20680 76b Avenue, Langley

$1,015,000 - 4 Beds, 4 Baths, 1,522 Sf

MLS® # R2860660

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# 13 8161 201 Street, Langley

$998,000 - 4 Beds, 4 Baths, 1,669 Sf

MLS® # R2860053

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 History Of Langley

The Township of Langley is largely a suburban community, but, while the center is increasingly urban, the periphery (particularly in the South and Southeast) maintains its agricultural nature. The neighbourhoods of Willoughby and Walnut Grove are quite suburban and feature large numbers of big-box stores, the Willowbrook Shopping Centre, and the Famous Players Colossus Theatre Complex.

Throughout the last several millennia, the area that is now Langley Township was inhabited by various Stó:lo nations, including the Katzie and Kwantlen. There is limited recorded history from this time, as much was passed down through oral tradition rather than written documents. The Kwantlen were a major factor in the salmon trade that later operated out of the Fort Langley.[3] Simon Fraser, while travelling through the Sto:lo territory in 1808 recorded the image of a Kwantlen village: Their houses are built of cedar planks and in shape, similar to the one already described, the whole range, which is six hundred and forty feet long by sixty broad, is under one roof, the front is eighteen feet high and the covering is slanting: all the apartments which are separated by partitions are square, except the Chief’s, which is ninety feet long. In this room, the posts or pillars are nearly three feet in diameter at the base and diminish gradually to the top. In one of these posts is an oval opening answering the purpose of the door through which one man may crawl in or out. Above, on the outside, are carved human figures as large as life, with other figures in imitation of beasts and birds.

Fort Langley (1827) – 1955

black and white photo of C.N.R. Locomotive at the Langley Railway Station, 1924C.N.R. Locomotive at the Langley Railway Station, 1924 The first Europeans to stay in the area permanently were the traders of the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC). In 1827, Fort Langley was built on the banks of the Fraser River, in the area now known as Derby Reach. It was one of a string of trading posts built up and down the Pacific Coast to compete with American fur traders for the rich pelts available in the region. Farming as well as cranberry and salmon exports soon replaced fur trading as the fort’s primary source of income.

 

The first Europeans to stay in the area permanently were the traders of the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC). In 1827, Fort Langley was built on the banks of the Fraser River, in the area now known as Derby Reach. It was one of a string of trading posts built up and down the Pacific Coast to compete with American fur traders for the rich pelts available in the region. Farming as well as cranberry and salmon exports soon replaced fur trading as the fort’s primary source of income.

Inside the 1839 fort at Fort Langley National Historic Site

The first fort (1827-1839), built with two bastions, a wooden stockade and several buildings, proved to have been built too close to a fast-moving part of the river, in an area prone to flooding. It was rebuilt in 1839 farther upstream. As the HBC’s network of forts in the interior grew, Fort Langley became a hub for farming, smithing and for shipping furs back to Europe. Along with farming, the export of cranberries and salmon would soon become the fort’s main source of profit. In 1858, gold was discovered in the Fraser River in what is now the interior of British Columbia, and the fort also became important as a supply station for the miners heading up the river toward the goldfields. With thousands of gold prospectors, many of them American, streaming into the region, the British government created British Columbia as a colony. James Douglas was sworn in as the new colony’s first governor in Fort Langley, but New Westminster was chosen as the capital, as Fort Langley was less defensible from an American invasion. When the gold rush ended, Fort Langley’s importance began to decline. The Hudson’s Bay Company subdivided and sold the farm it was occupying on Langley Prairie. Farming and logging took over as the dominant local industries.

 black and white photo of Porter’s General Store in Murrayville In 1870, Paul Murray settled what is known today as Murrayville. Together with his sons, he owned a quarter section of land on each of the four corners of Yale Road and what now is 216th Street. At that time, this area became known as “Murray's corner” after Alexander Murray, who drowned in the Fraser River in January 1884 while attempting in vain to save a friend. In 1925, the post office named it “Murrayville”. The area between 216 street, 216A street, 48th ave and 48A avenue is one of the oldest subdivisions in Langley. Of the eight-building lots in this subdivision there are still 6 heritage houses (built before 1930).

 

The Township of Langley was incorporated on April 26, 1873, with James W. Mackie as its first elected warden. Over time, New Westminster and then Vancouver developed into urban centres, but Langley Township remained predominantly a rural community. The growth of transportation continued to connect Langley Township with its surroundings. The British Columbia Electric Railway was built through the community in 1910, followed by Fraser Highway in the 1920s, and the construction of the Pattullo Bridge in 1937, all adding to Langley’s importance. In 1955, however, residents of the downtown core (then called Langley Prairie) demanded services that the municipal government was not willing to provide (namely, street lights), and on March 15, 1955, the City of Langley incorporated as a separate municipality.

 

Post-World War II period (1955-1999)

Langley’s growth increased during the economic boom after the second world war. In 1957, Langley Township, along with other municipalities in British Columbia adopted the grid system for the road network.[6] In 1967, Langley Township became part of Metro Vancouver. As with many other parts of Canada and cities in the United States, the Vancouver region expanded with the growth of the suburb. With the completion of the faster Trans-Canada Highway route in 1964 in the north of Langley, suburb communities such as Walnut Grove appeared in Langley which was popular with commuters. Most of this growth happened outside of the original communities of Fort Langley and Murrayville, instead of happening adjacent to Langley City and near the Trans-Canada highway, likely due to the influence of private automobiles.

21st century Langley

 

Modern office building in the Carvolth Area. Buildings top floors are covered in all glass with the lower two levels featuring large windows.In February 2006 the Township of Langley moved its Municipal Hall from the “core area” of the Township to the growing Willoughby area. The new facility also includes a new library, fitness room (which incorporates a special type of hardwood floor room) and a new community policing station. Since the 1980s, Langley City and surrounding lands administered by the Municipality have been subject to extensive strip mall development. The old town core remains pleasant to walk through, but many core businesses (including the civil courts and several banks) have moved to the malls, fostering an automobile-dominated community. In addition to this, the community allowed extensive strip development along the Langley Bypass, which has become the new sprawled business area of the city.

Modern office building in the Carvolth area of Willoughby, building is 3 stories, white in color and has a sign for KPMGIn the 1990s, the Village of Fort Langley has undergone a revitalization of its core that enhanced its heritage character. In fact, there are no franchises permitted in the village and this has raised its profile as a tourist and independent retail destination with hundreds of thousands of annual visitors. A rowing facility completed in 2009 brings a whole new segment of visitors to the area. Construction of the Golden Ears Bridge has been completed and opened to traffic on June 16, 2009. The bridge spans the Fraser River and connects the Township of Langley with the communities of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. In addition, the plan for the Carvolth Neighbourhood in Willoughby is promoting the construction of new office buildings in proximity to Highway 1 and 200th Street.

 

Suburban Culture

BC Gallery, a photo of an older victorian style home with an old milk truck parked out front.The Township of Langley is largely a suburban community, but, while the center is increasingly urban, the periphery (particularly in the South and Southeast) maintains its agricultural nature. The neighbourhoods of Willoughby and Walnut Grove are quite suburban, and feature large numbers of big-box stores, the Willowbrook Shopping Centre, and the Famous Players Colossus Theatre Complex.

 

 

The Township of Langley is largely a suburban community, but, while the center is increasingly urban, the periphery (particularly in the South and Southeast) maintains its agricultural nature. The neighbourhoods of Willoughby and Walnut Grove are quite suburban and feature large numbers of big-box stores, the Willowbrook Shopping Centre, and the Famous Players Colossus Theatre Complex. 

Historic 

Fort Langley has the distinguished title of being “The Birthplace of British Columbia”.[8] The Fort Langley National Historic Site, which puts on events and exhibits relevant to the history of the area, is open to the public. Additionally, the village itself has areas of historical interest. 

Elsewhere in Langley is the Twilight Drive-in – a drive-in movie theatre,[9] the Canadian Museum of Flight, numerous parks, rivers, and horse farms. The Otter Co-op is a major commercial and agricultural centre for the community of Aldergrove. 

In South Langley is Campbell Valley Park, a large Metro Vancouver Regional Park. Within the park, boundaries are the historic Rowlatt Farmstead, clearly visible logging railway grades, and the historic Lochiel Schoolhouse. 

Wine

Vista D'oro winery in South Langley. Photo is of Vista D'oro sign, with small vines and a large barn in the background.Langley takes part in British Columbia’s wine-making tradition and has many wineries with a temperate climate that allows grapes to grow. This includes places such as the Fort Wine Co. in Fort Langley, and Vista D’oro winery in the south, both of which have produced award-winning wines, with the latter reaching international acclaim at the Shanghai International Wine Competition 2012. All wineries across Langley are open to the public for tasting and buying of wines, but individual opening hours vary

 

Other 

In the agricultural areas of Langley, farms produce a variety of fruits and vegetables, meat, dairy and eggs. It is not unusual to see signs on the roadside advertising fresh produce sold directly from the farm. The Langley Circle Farm Tour is a popular way for tourists to experience the various farms and see what Langley produces. 

Alpacas are farmed in Langley, Kensington Prairie Farm retails an array of specialized alpaca products including rovings, yarn, socks, toques, mitts, scarves, shawls, apparel and housewares. 

Arts & sports 

Langley is also home to the Vancouver Stealth of the National Lacrosse League, Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League, the Langley Rivermen of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League, the Langley Rams of the British Columbia Conference of the Canadian Junior Football League who are based at the MacLeod Stadium, the Langley Blaze of the PBL Premier Baseball League and the Trinity Western University Spartans in Canadian Interuniversity Sport. 

There are several ice-rinks in town, including the George Preston Centre in Brookswood, the Sportsplex in Walnut Grove, and the Aldergrove arena. There are public swimming pools located at the Walnut Grove Community Centre, the W.C. Blair Recreation Centre in Murrayville, and the Fort Langley Outdoor Pool. The Al Anderson Memorial Pool is also nearby in Langley City. 

The Langley Ukulele Ensemble is one of the more noteworthy cultural acts to be based out of the district. 

Equine 

With a local equine industry valued at over $60 million annually, the Township of Langley has become the Horse Capital of BC. As of 2006, Langley farms represented 7.2% of the provincial total of horses and ponies. 

Education 

Schools 

Langley Township is served by the School District 35 Langley. It also contains one francophone elementary school, which is part of the province-wide CSF (conseil scolaire francophone), School District 93, and there is the Langley Fine Arts School in Fort Langley. The largest school in Langley is the Walnut Grove Secondary School which has about 2000 students. 

Post-secondary education 

Langley is home to one campus of Kwantlen Polytechnic University, and to Trinity Western University, a private Christian liberal arts university. 

Transportation 

Road network 

Streets and avenues 

photo of Langley City Block Diagram. As with other districts in the Fraser Valley, Langley uses a Streets and Avenues grid system, where streets run north-south, and avenues run east-west. Not every street or avenue runs straight through to the next road in the grid, in Langley typically every 8th interval is a major road (e.g., 216th St., 224th St., 232nd St., etc.; 16th Ave., 24th Ave., 

32nd Ave., etc.) creating a pseudo-superblock with a less predictable street layout inside, though this is not an absolute rule – in more densely populated areas major roads are more frequent, such as every fourth interval – 64th Ave., 68th Ave. and 72nd Ave. in Willowbrook are examples of this. 

0 Avenue is along the U.S. border, and avenue numbers are incremented based on eight per mile (1.6 km), so, for example, 80th Avenue would be 10 miles (16 km) from the border. Street numbers also increment eight per mile as they go further east. There are roads that break this system such as Fraser Highway, Glover Road and Old Yale Road because they existed before the grid system was introduced. 

Township of Langley Pioneer Marker for Topham Road on 216th StMany of the old road names have been replaced with numeric designations, however, Heritage and Pioneer markers installed by the council are placed on many of the roads to highlight their original name.

Highway 1, also known as the Trans-Canada Highway, cuts through the northern part of Langley. The Walnut Grove and Willoughby communities are popular with commuters due to being the most developed areas with the easiest access to the Highway. By road, the highway is the fastest Trans-Canada Highway in Langleymethod of reaching Vancouver and all the cities along the route, such as Surrey, Coquitlam, New Westminster and Burnaby. Depending on the traffic volume it can take between 25 and 35 minutes to enter Vancouver city limits.[13][14] For reaching Downtown Vancouver, drivers can exit at Hastings Street and continue westbound into the downtown core. In 2012, upgrades to the highway in the Langley and Surrey region have widened the highway by two lanes in each direction – one new HOV lane and one new regular lane – which has reduced traffic congestion. In addition to this, there are HOV exits that provide direct access into the communities for Buses, Motorcycles and Cars with more than one occupant.

In addition to the four interchanges, three-vehicle overpasses – at 208th Street, Glover Road and 248th Street – cross over the highway. An overpass carries rail traffic exclusively a few hundred metres east of Glover Road

Fraser Highway

Fraser Highway used to be part of the Trans-Canada Highway but was replaced in 1964. It is a major road that runs from the centre of Surrey, through Cloverdale, the City of Langley, Murrayville and continues on to Abbotsford. While the speed limit between Langley and Abbotsford qualifies as highway speed at 80 km/h, between Langley and Surrey the speed limit is primarily 60 km/h with the route having frequent traffic lights. This usually means longer travel time than using Highway 1 to reach Surrey City Centre. However, since Fraser Highway goes directly between urban centres, it remains a popular route.

200th Street

200th is the longest street that runs through Langley and is a major traffic artery. It starts at 0 Avenue at the U.S. Border (as Carvolth Road), up through Brookswood, into the City of Langley centre, and continues north through Walnut Grove to the Golden Ears Bridge which leads into Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge across the Fraser River.

United States border

Langley is situated directly north of and along the United States border, with Washington State to the south. The northernmost point in Langley is less than 25 km from the border. Langley contains one of the five lower mainland border crossings in the community of Aldergrove, however, British Columbia Highway 15, which only 3.5 km to the west of Langley in Surrey, leads to the larger Pacific Highway Crossing. Crossing the border here is often faster due to having more open crossing lanes including NEXUS lanes which offer faster crossings for those opted into the NEXUS program.

Bus services

 

photo of Langley Bus Depo parking lot. Rows upon rows of parked vehicles.The region is served by TransLink which provides bus services connecting Langley to its neighbouring cities. The largest transit hub in the Township of Langley is Carvolth Exchange – a Park and Ride bus terminal situated next to the Trans-Canada Highway on 202nd Street which provides service to various parts of Langley and the lower mainland.[16] Notable is the #555 service, an express bus that connects Langley to Lougheed Town Centre Station in Burnaby crossing the Port Mann Bridge. This route uses the HOV interchanges on the highway, stopping at Surrey (via the 156th Street HOV interchange) and using the Government Street and 202nd Street HOV interchanges to leave and exit the highway. 

 

Airports

Langley is serviced by Langley Municipal Airport, a small controlled airport with no scheduled service. Harbour Air, the largest float-carrier in the world, formerly served Langley with scheduled service but terminated these flights due to low passenger numbers in 2011. The Langley Airport is also home to the Canadian Museum of Flight, as well as SkyQuest Aviation and Vector Aerospace, a helicopter maintenance and modification contractor.

Railways

Freight

The city is served by four railways: Canadian National Railway (CN), Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), Burlington Northern and Santa Fe (BNSF), and the shortline Southern Railway of British Columbia (SRY).

Passenger service

There are no passenger rail or light-rail links to or from Langley. The Surrey council has proposed a light rail system linking Surrey to the City of Langley with rail along Fraser Highway.[17] There have also been talks of running passenger trains along the existing rail lines to Fort Langley or Milner.[18] Neither of these ideas have yet to be developed.

Communities and neighbourhoods

These are the communities and neighbourhoods recognized by the Township of Langley. Click here to view all Langley Communities.

Government

The Township of Langley is administered by an eight-member council and a mayor. All members of the council are elected to four-year terms in elections that take place in late November.

 


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Listing information last updated on March 19th, 2024 at 3:32am CDT.