Longdon, Staffordshire

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Longdon
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Longdon
Location within Staffordshire
Population1,505 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference SK080145
Civil parish
  • Longdon
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town RUGELEY
Postcode district WS15
Dialling code 01543
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52°43′33″N1°53′02″W / 52.725965°N 1.883872°W / 52.725965; -1.883872

Longdon is a village and civil parish [3] in the District of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. [4] [5]

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Location

The village is situated midway between the town of Rugeley 3.7 miles (6.0 km) and city of Lichfield 4.3 miles (6.9 km) . The parish also includes the nearby villages of Upper Longdon, Longdon Green and Gentleshaw. [6]

At the 2001 census, the population of the parish was 1,472. The 2011 census recorded the population of Longdon ward as 1,505.

See also

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References

  1. "Civil parish population" . Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  2. "United Kingdom Parliament" . Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  3. "Names and codes for Administrative Geography". Office for National Statistics. 31 December 2008. Archived from the original on 3 April 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  4. OS Explorer Map 244: Cannock Chase & Chasewater: (1:25 000) : ISBN   0 319 46269 2
  5. Map Details retrieved 11 April 2013
  6. "Longdon Parish - official site" . Retrieved 22 September 2009.

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