Longford, Market Drayton

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Longford
Winter afternoon sun outside Longford - geograph.org.uk - 316290.jpg
Fields just outside Longford
Longford is located in Shropshire
Longford
Longford
Location within Shropshire
OS grid referenceSJ645340
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMARKET DRAYTON
Postcode districtTF9
Dialling code01630
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°54′07″N 2°31′44″W / 52.902°N 2.529°W / 52.902; -2.529Coordinates: 52°54′07″N 2°31′44″W / 52.902°N 2.529°W / 52.902; -2.529

Longford is a small village near the town of Market Drayton, Shropshire, England. It is just off the A53, near to Ternhill and lies in the parish of Moreton Say.

Longford is 1.5 miles west of Market Drayton and 1 mile southeast of Moreton Say. A topographical guide to Shropshire published in 2005 describes Longford as a "charming hamlet on a rise in undulating country."[1]

The village name is believed to come from a great road that existed in Roman times and was simply known as the Longford. By 1319 it was a Royal road between Bletchley and Hinstock to the south. The village, not on the road, is located just east of Bletchley.[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Longford in A Guide to Shropshire by Michael Raven, 2005
  2. ^ Shropshire Parish Registers Volume 8

External links[]

Media related to Longford at Wikimedia Commons


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