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 | |
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![]() Fields just outside Longford | |
Location within Shropshire | |
OS grid reference | SJ645340 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MARKET DRAYTON |
Postcode district | TF9 |
Dialling code | 01630 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Shropshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
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]
Notable people
edit- Major-general Sir James Rutherford Lumley KCB (1773–1846), Bengal Army[3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Longford in A Guide to Shropshire by Michael Raven, 2005
- ^ Shropshire Parish Registers Volume 8
- ^ "Sir James R Lumley" in C. E. Buckland, ed., Dictionary of Indian Biography (London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1906)
- ^ "James Rutherford Lumley" in England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538–1975, ancestry.co.uk, accessed 25 November 2022 (subscription required)
External links
editMedia related to Longford at Wikimedia Commons
- Longford - hamlet in Moreton Say Parish
- Map of Longford west of Market Drayton