Longdon, Staffordshire
Encyclopedia
Longdon is a village and civil parish
in the District of Lichfield
, Staffordshire
, England
, situated midway between the towns of Rugeley
and Lichfield
. The parish also includes the nearby villages of Upper Longdon
, Longdon Green and Gentleshaw
.
At the 2001 census, the population of the parish was 1,472.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the District of Lichfield
Lichfield (district)
Lichfield is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. It is administered by Lichfield District Council, based in Lichfield.The dignity and privileges of the City of Lichfield are vested in the parish council of the 14 km² Lichfield civil parish...
, Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, situated midway between the towns of Rugeley
Rugeley
Rugeley is a historic market town in the county of Staffordshire, England. It lies on the northern edge of Cannock Chase, and is situated roughly midway between the towns of Stafford, Cannock, Lichfield and Uttoxeter...
and Lichfield
Lichfield
Lichfield is a cathedral city, civil parish and district in Staffordshire, England. One of eight civil parishes with city status in England, Lichfield is situated roughly north of Birmingham...
. The parish also includes the nearby villages of Upper Longdon
Upper Longdon
Upper Longdon is a village in the civil parish of Longdon, in the District of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. It lies about west of Longdon, and just over south of Rugeley, on the borders of Cannock Chase....
, Longdon Green and Gentleshaw
Gentleshaw
Gentleshaw is a village and hamlet in Staffordshire located about midway between Cannock and Lichfield, and about a mile north of Burntwood. Although it is now part of Longdon civil parish, it has a Parish Church and a primary school....
.
At the 2001 census, the population of the parish was 1,472.