Upper Longdon

Upper Longdon
Upper Longdon
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	Upper Longdon Location within Staffordshire
OS grid reference	SK060145
Civil parish	Longdon;
District	Lichfield;
Shire county	Staffordshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	RUGELEY
Postcode district	WS15
Dialling code	01543
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Lichfield;
	List of places UK England Staffordshire 52°43′45″N 1°54′40″W / 52.729167°N 1.911111°WCoordinates: 52°43′45″N 1°54′40″W / 52.729167°N 1.911111°W

Upper Longdon is a village within the civil parish of Longdon and is in the District of Lichfield of the English county of Staffordshire.^[1]^[2]

Location[]

The village is 2.1 miles (3.4 km) west of the village of Longdon and sits on the edge of The Chase. The town of Rugeley is 3.4 miles (5.5 km) to the north of the village. Lichfield is located 6.1 miles to the south.

Facilities[]

The village has one public house called the Chetwynd Arms located in the centre of the village on Upper Way.

Notable Features[]

There is one listed building within the village called the Gables.^[3] The building is a pair of cottages thought to have been built around 1840. One of the outstanding features of the cottages are the ornamental fretted gable end barge boards.

References[]

^ OS Explorer Map 244: Cannock Chase & Chasewater: (1:25 000) :ISBN 0 319 46269 2
^ Map Details retrieved 11 April 2013
^ Listed building status – The Gables retrieved 14 April 2013

External links[]

Longdon Parish - official site

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[EX244-1] OS Explorer Map 244: Cannock Chase & Chasewater: (1:25 000) :ISBN 0 319 46269 2

[OSWS-2] Map Details retrieved 11 April 2013

[GAB-3] Listed building status – The Gables retrieved 14 April 2013

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