A vision of Britain through time
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
LONGDON, a village and a parish in Upton-on-Severn district, Worcester. The village stands 2 miles W of the Severn, 2½ SSW of Upton r. station, and 4 NW of Tewkesbury; and has a post office under Tewkesbury. The parish contains also the hamlets of Hillworth, Hillend, Eastington, Long Green, and Ham Common. Acres, 3,903. Real property, £6,418. Pop., 626. Houses, 131. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. Chamber's Court is the seat of E. G. Stone, Esq. The living is a vicarage, united with the vicarage of Castle-Morton, in the diocese of Worcester. Valne, £550. * Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. The church is a brick structure, in mixed style, and in good condition; and has a stone tower and spire. There are a national school with £30 from endowment, and other charities £50.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Longdon CP/AP Upton upon Severn RegD/PLU Worcestershire AncC |
| Place: | Longdon |
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