Normandy
Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...
region in northern
France
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Geography
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farming
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village situated by the banks of the river Scie in the
Dieppe
Dieppe (; Norman: ''Dgieppe'') is a coastal commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France.
Dieppe is a seaport on the English Channel at the mouth of the river Arques. A regular ferry service runs to N ...
at the junction of the D77, the D149 and the D3 roads. The commune is served by the
TER
Ter or TER may refer to:
Places
* River Ter, in Essex, England
* Ter (river), in Catalonia
* Ter (department), a region in France
* Torre (river), (Slovene: ''Ter''), a river in Italy
* Ter, Ljubno, a settlement in the Municipality of Ljubno o ...
railway between Dieppe and
Rouen
Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine in northern France. It is the prefecture of the region of Normandy and the department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe, the population ...
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Coat of arms
Population
Places of interest
* The church of St.Pierre, dating from the eleventh century.
* Ruins of an 11th-century
castle
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The village was formerly known as Longueville-le-Giffard, one of its sons was Osbern Giffard, who gave his name to
Stoke Gifford
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South Gloucestershire
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England
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Longueville-sur-Scie is twinned with
Newton Longville
Newton Longville is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of Buckinghamshire, England. The village is about south-west of Bletchley.
History
The toponym "Newton" is derived from the Old English for "new farm". It is record ...
in
Buckinghamshire
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England
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