Longdon is a village and a civil parish in the 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 Parish Council.[1]
| Longdon | |
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 Aerial view of Longdon village | |
  Longdon Location within Worcestershire | |
| OS grid reference | SO837362 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TEWKESBURY |
| Postcode district | GL20 |
| Dialling code | 01684 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
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Parish Church
editThe Church of St. Mary stands within the village.[2]
Village Hall and Green
editThe Village Hall and Village Green are administered by a single Trust.[3]
Marshland and nature reserve
editLongdon 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
edit- ^ Longdon, Queenhill and Holdfast Parish Council web site
- ^ St Mary's Church Longdon (retrieved 21 February 2022)
- ^ "Home". longdonvillagehall.org.uk.
- ^ "Hill Court Farm & the Blacklands | Worcestershire Wildlife Trust".
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