Longford is a village in Derbyshire

Derbyshire

Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...

, England

England

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. It is six miles from Ashbourne

Ashbourne, Derbyshire

Ashbourne is a small market town in the Derbyshire Dales, England. It has a population of 10,302.The town advertises itself as 'The Gateway to Dovedale'.- Local customs :...

 and eleven miles west of Derby

Derby

Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...

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History

In 1872 the parish of Longford was described as having just over 1150 people and 220 dwellings. This parish took in the settlements of Alkmonton

Alkmonton

Alkmonton is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, roughly between Uttoxeter and Derby. The parish has a population of 75...

, Rodsley

Rodsley

Rodsley is a small village about four miles south of Ashbourne in Derbyshire.-History:Nearby Hollington and Rodsley are included as manors in the 1086 Domesday Survey as belonging to Henry de Ferrers, who was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire. His descendants became the Earls of Derby...

, Hollington

Hollington, Derbyshire

Hollington is a village and civil parish near the town of Uttoxeter, in the English county of Derbyshire.-External links:...

 and the "liberty" of Hungry Bentley

Hungry Bentley

Hungry Bentley is an abandoned village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district between Uttoxeter and Derby. The site is a scheduled monument and has been called the best "depopulated settlement" in Derbyshire. The name Bentley is said to mean a clearing with bent grass...

. The first three were owned by the Coke family whilst the "liberty" of Hungry Bentley was in the possession of Lord Vernon.

Notable residents

• George Coke
  George Coke
  George Coke was successively the Bishop of Bristol and Hereford. After the battle of Naseby in 1645, Hereford was taken and Coke was arrested and taken to London. He avoided charges of High Treason in January 1646 and died in Gloucestershire that year.-Biography:Coke was the son of Richard and...
  
   was born here in 1646 He was the Bishop of Bristol
  Bishop of Bristol
  The Bishop of Bristol heads the Church of England Diocese of Bristol in the Province of Canterbury, in England.The present diocese covers parts of the counties of Somerset and Gloucestershire together with a small area of Wiltshire...
  
   and of Hereford
  Bishop of Hereford
  The Bishop of Hereford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Hereford in the Province of Canterbury.The see is in the City of Hereford where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Ethelbert which was founded as a cathedral in 676.The Bishop's residence is...
  
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• Rev. Thomas Anson
  Thomas Anson (cricketer)
  Thomas Anchitel Anson was an English clergyman and cricketer who played first class cricket for Cambridge University from 1839 to 1842 and for Marylebone Cricket Club from 1839 to 1845....
  
  a first class cricketer was rector from 1850 to 1899.