Longdon, Worcestershire

Longdon

Looking downhill towards the Church of St. Mary visible in the distance
Longdon
Longdon shown within Worcestershire
OS grid reference SO837362
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town TEWKESBURY
Postcode district GL20
Police West Mercia
Fire Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK Parliament
  • West Worcestershre

Longdon is a village and a civil parish in the Malvern Hills District 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 Parish Council.[1]

Parish Church

The Church of St. Mary stands within the village.[2]

Village Hall and Green

The Village Hall and Village Green are administered by a single Trust.[3]

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.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Longdon, Queenhill and Holdfast Parish Council web site
  2. ↑ http://www.achurchnearyou.com/town/42/longdon/
  3. ↑ http://www.longdonvillagehall.org.uk/
  4. ↑ http://www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/reserves/hill-court-farm


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