Longdon, Worcestershire Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.024°N -2.2369°W
Official Name:Longdon
Static Image:Longdon village.jpg
Static Image Width:250px
Static Image Caption:Looking downhill towards the Church of St. Mary visible in the distance
Shire District:Malvern Hills
Shire County:Worcestershire
Region:West Midlands
Constituency Westminster:West Worcestershre
Postcode District:GL20
Postcode Area:GL
Post Town:TEWKESBURY
Os Grid Reference:SO837362

Longdon is a village and a civil parish in the Malvern Hills District and council ward of the county of Worcestershire, England and lies about 5 km (3 miles) south of Upton-on-Severn. It is jointly administered with two other parishes by Longdon, Queenhill and Holdfast Parish Council.[1]

Parish Church

The Church of St. Mary stands within the village.[2]

Village Hall and Green

The Village Hall and Village Green are administered by a single Trust.[3]

Marshland and nature reserve

Longdon Marsh is an area of flat land spreading into neighbouring Eldersfield, now mostly drained for agriculture. The Worcestershire Wildlife Trust owns and maintains the Hill Court Farm & The Blacklands flagship nature reserve on an area of former marshland within Longdon and aims to restore it to its former wetland state.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lqh.org.uk/index.php Longdon, Queenhill and Holdfast Parish Council web site
  2. http://www.stmaryschurchlongdon.org/ St Mary's Church Longdon
  3. Web site: Home . longdonvillagehall.org.uk.
  4. Web site: Hill Court Farm & the Blacklands | Worcestershire Wildlife Trust.