Cheney Longville ( ) is a small village in
Shropshire
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, England.
It lies in the
parish
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of
Wistanstow
Wistanstow is a village and Civil parishes in England, parish in Shropshire, England. Wistanstow is located about south of Church Stretton and north of Ludlow. It is about north of Craven Arms. It is just off the main Shrewsbury-Hereford roa ...
, near the small
market town
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of
Craven Arms
Craven Arms is a market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is sited on the A49 road and the Welsh Marches Line, Welsh Marches railway line, which link it north and south to the larger towns of Shrewsbur ...
.
It was simply called "Langfeld" in 1087, when it was owned by
Shrewsbury Abbey
The Abbey Church of the Holy Cross (commonly known as Shrewsbury Abbey) is an ancient foundation in Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire, England.
The Abbey was founded in 1083 as a Benedictine monastery by the Normans, Norman Earl of Shre ...
. Roger de Cheney gave his name to the village around 1395 when he fortified the manor house -
Cheney Longville Castle
Cheney Longville Castle was in the village of Cheney Longville to the north of Craven Arms, Shropshire (). It is a much restored 14th century fortified manor house.
The house is quadrangular in shape, 30.48 x 36.58m, and has the remains of its ...
.
The
River Onny
The River Onny is a river in Shropshire, England. It is a major tributary of the River Teme.
Etymology
The river's name derives from Welsh and means the river on which ash trees (Welsh: ''onnau'') grew.
Course
The river has its sources in th ...
and the
A489 are to the immediate north. About a mile to the south is
Sibdon Carwood
Sibdon Carwood is a hamlet and Civil parishes in England, parish in Shropshire, England. To the east is the town of Craven Arms.
Etymology and history
The place is occasionally written simply with the first part of the name, which has been spe ...
.
See also
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Listed buildings in Wistanstow
References
Shropshire tourismSouth Shropshire Villages
External links
Villages in Shropshire
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