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Longdon Village Fete - Geograph
Longdon may refer to: * Longdon, Staffordshire in Lichfield district * Longdon, Worcestershire in Malvern Hills district * Longdon-on-Tern, Shropshire * Mount Longdon, East Falkland Island * Longdon (surname) Longdon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Longdon (1865–1937), English cricketer * Anthony Longdon, Grenadian boxer * Darryl Longdon (born 2000), American soccer player * David Longdon (born 1965), British musician ... See also * London (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longdon, Staffordshire
Longdon is a village and civil parish in the District of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.OS Explorer Map 244: Cannock Chase & Chasewater: (1:25 000) :Map Details retrieved 11 April 2013 Location The village is situated midway between the town of and city of . The parish also includes the nearby villages of Upper Longdon[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longdon, Worcestershire
Longdon is a village and a civil parish in the Malvern Hills (district), 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, Worcestershire, Holdfast Parish Council. Parish Church The Church of St. Mary stands within the village. Village Hall and Green The Village Hall and Village Green are administered by a single Trust. 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. References Villages in Worcestershire Civil parishes in Worcestershire Malvern Hills District {{Worcestershire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longdon-on-Tern
Longdon-upon-Tern (also known as Longdon-on-Tern or colloquially Longdon) is a village in the civil parish of Rodington, in the unitary district of Telford and Wrekin, in Shropshire, England. It is approximately east of Shrewsbury and north-west of Telford. Longdon-Upon-Tern is situated on the River Tern, a tributary of the River Severn. In 1971, the parish had a population of 127. Settled since at least the Normans, the village is notable as the site of the Longdon-on-Tern Aqueduct, the first large-scale cast iron navigable aqueduct, designed and built by Thomas Telford for the canal. The aqueduct is Grade I listed and a preserved as a scheduled ancient monument. History The name Longdon is derived from two Old English words, ''lang'' and ''dūn,'' meaning ''long hill''. A settlement at Longdon-Upon-Tern dates to at least the Normans, as it is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Languedune'', held by St. Alkmund's Church, Shrewsbury. It continued with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Longdon
Mount Longdon is a hill located in the east of East Falkland island forming part of the Falkland Islands Archipelago. It has an elevation of 186 metres (610 ft) above sea level. It is the highest land in any direction for 2 kilometres (1.2 miles). It is known as the site of the Battle of Mount Longdon, and overlooks Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands. Geography Mount Longdon forms part of a hilly area in the East of the East Falkland Island. Geology Mount Longdon and the surrounding area primarily consists of sedimentary rocks with formations of sandstones, quartzites, and shales, which date back to the Paleozoic era. Climate The Climate for Mount Longdon is extremely similar to Stanley and RAF Mount Pleasant due to its proximity. Mount Longdon has a maritime climate in the polar, tundra zones, Köppen classification ''ET''. The climate is very much influenced by the cool South Atlantic ocean and its northerly Patagonian current. The oceanic climatic type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longdon (surname)
Longdon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Longdon (1865–1937), English cricketer * Anthony Longdon, Grenadian boxer * Darryl Longdon (born 2000), American soccer player * David Longdon (born 1965), British musician * Jennifer Longdon, American politician * Terence Longdon (1922–2011), English actor {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
