Upper Longdon Explained

Official Name:Upper Longdon
Country:England
Region:West Midlands
Static Image Name:Upper Longdon Mill.jpg
Static Image Caption:Windmill Cottage
Static Image Alt:A traditional English windmill that has been converted into a dwelling
Os Grid Reference:SK060145
Coordinates:52.7292°N -1.9111°W
Post Town:RUGELEY
Postcode District:WS15
Postcode Area:WS
Dial Code:01543
Constituency Westminster:Lichfield
Civil Parish:Longdon
Shire District:Lichfield
Shire County:Staffordshire

Upper Longdon is a village within the civil parish of Longdon and is in the District of Lichfield of the English county of Staffordshire.[1] [2]

Location

The village is 2.1miles west of the village of Longdon and sits on the edge of The Chase. The town of Rugeley is 3.4miles to the north of the village. Lichfield is located 6.1 miles to the south.

Facilities

The village has one public house called the Chetwynd Arms located in the centre of the village on Upper Way.

Notable Features

There is one listed building within the village called the Gables.[3] The building is a pair of cottages thought to have been built around 1840. One of the outstanding features of the cottages are the ornamental fretted gable end barge boards.

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Notes and References

  1. OS Explorer Map 244: Cannock Chase & Chasewater: (1:25 000) :
  2. http://www.shop.ordnancesurveyleisure.co.uk/products/paper-maps/paper-maps-ordnance-survey-great-britain/paper-maps-ordnance-survey-great-britain-os-explorer-map/cannock-chase-and-chasewater/pid-9780319237410 Map Details
  3. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-430702-the-gables-longdon-staffordshire Listed building status – The Gables