Upper Longdon

Upper Longdon
A traditional English windmill that has been converted into a dwelling
Windmill Cottage
Upper Longdon
Upper Longdon shown within Staffordshire
OS grid reference SK060145
Civil parish
  • Longdon
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town RUGELEY
Postcode district WS15
Dialling code 01543
Police Staffordshire
Fire Staffordshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK Parliament

Upper Longdon is a village within the civil parish of Longdon and is in the District of Lichfield of the English county of Staffordshire.[1][2]

Location

The village is 2.1 miles (3.4 km) west of the village of Longdon. The town of Rugeley, and the border of Cannock Chase is 3.4 miles (5.5 km) to the north of the village.

Facilities

The village has one public house called the Chetwynd Arms located in the centre of the village on Upper Way.

Notable Features

There is one listed building within the village called the Gables.[3] The building is a pair of cottages thought to have been built around 1840. One of the outstanding features of the cottages are the ornamental fretted gable end barge boards.

References

  1. ↑ OS Explorer Map 244: Cannock Chase & Chasewater: (1:25 000) : ISBN 0 319 46269 2
  2. ↑ Map Details retrieved 11 April 2013
  3. ↑ Listed building status – The Gables retrieved 14 April 2013


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