Longdon (parish)

For other uses, see Longdon.

Longdon
Milestone in Longdon
Population	1,517  [1] (2021 Census)
District	Lichfield
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	RUGELEY
Postcode district	WS15
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Lichfield
List of places UK England Staffordshire

Longdon is a civil parish ^[2] in the Lichfield District of Staffordshire, England. It borders the district of Cannock Chase to the northwest, west, and southwest. It lies between the town of Rugeley and the city of Lichfield, as well as the town of Burntwood.

The parish covers the hamlets and villages of Brereton Cross, Gentleshaw, Goosemoor Green, Hanch, Longdon, Longdon Green and Upper Longdon. At the 2001 census, the population of the parish was 1,472. The 2011 census recorded the population of Longdon ward as 1,505.

Notable people

• Thomas Orme (ca.1637 in Hanch Hall - 1716), Member of Parliament (MP) for Lichfield in 1685.
• Samuel Stretton (1731–1811), builder and architect, built the first powered cotton mill.
• John Alexander (1736–1765), nonconformist minister and writer. ^[3]

See also

• Listed buildings in Longdon, Staffordshire

References

1. "Longdon (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
2. "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.
3. Gordon, Alexander. "Alexander, John (1736-1765)"  . Dictionary of National Biography . Vol. 01. p. 273.

External links

Media related to Longdon, Staffordshire at Wikimedia Commons

• Longdon Parish - official site