Longford, Moreton Say

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Longford
Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference SJ645340
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Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MARKET DRAYTON
Postcode district TF9
Dialling code 01630
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52°54′07″N2°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.

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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]

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References

  1. ↑ Longford in A Guide to Shropshire by Michael Raven, 2005
  2. ↑ Shropshire Parish Registers Volume 8
  3. ↑ "Sir James R Lumley" in C. E. Buckland, ed., Dictionary of Indian Biography (London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1906)
  4. ↑ "James Rutherford Lumley" in England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538–1975, ancestry.co.uk, accessed 25 November 2022 (subscription required)

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