Longford, Moreton Say

Longford
Longford
	Fields just outside Longford
	Longford Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SJ645340
Civil parish	Moreton Say;
Unitary authority	Shropshire;
Ceremonial county	Shropshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MARKET DRAYTON
Postcode district	TF9
Dialling code	01630
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	North Shropshire;
	List of places UK England Shropshire 52°54′07″N 2°31′44″W / 52.902°N 2.529°W

Longford is a small village near the town of Market Drayton, Shropshire, England. It is just off the A53, near to Ternhill and lies in the parish of Moreton Say.

Longford is 1.5 miles west of Market Drayton and 1 mile southeast of Moreton Say. A topographical guide to Shropshire published in 2005 describes Longford as a "charming hamlet on a rise in undulating country."^[1]

The village name is believed to come from a great road that existed in Roman times and was simply known as the Longford. By 1319 it was a Royal road between Bletchley and Hinstock to the south. The village, not on the road, is located just east of Bletchley.^[2]

Notable people

Major-general Sir James Rutherford Lumley KCB (1773–1846), Bengal Army^[3]^[4]

References

^ Longford in A Guide to Shropshire by Michael Raven, 2005
^ Shropshire Parish Registers Volume 8
^ "Sir James R Lumley" in C. E. Buckland, ed., Dictionary of Indian Biography (London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1906)
^ "James Rutherford Lumley" in England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538–1975, ancestry.co.uk, accessed 25 November 2022 (subscription required)

External links

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Longford - hamlet in Moreton Say Parish
Map of Longford west of Market Drayton

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[1] Longford in A Guide to Shropshire by Michael Raven, 2005

[2] Shropshire Parish Registers Volume 8

[3] "Sir James R Lumley" in C. E. Buckland, ed., Dictionary of Indian Biography (London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1906)

[Ancestry-4] "James Rutherford Lumley" in England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538–1975, ancestry.co.uk, accessed 25 November 2022 (subscription required)

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Longford, Moreton Say

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