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Longford (other)
Longford is a town in Ireland. Longford may also refer to: Places Ireland *Longford, County Longford's county town *County Longford *Longford, County Galway, a townland *Longford, County Laois, a townland *Longford, County Limerick, a townland *Longford, County Mayo, a townland *Longford, County Meath, a townland *Longford, County Offaly, a townland *Longford, County Roscommon, a townland *Longford Demesne, County Sligo, a townland *Longford, County Tipperary, a townland *Longford (County Longford barony), one of a number of baronies (mediaeval administrative districts) of that name in Ireland * Longford (UK Parliament constituency) England * Longford, Coventry, West Midlands, an area and electoral ward * Longford, Derbyshire, a village *Longford, Gloucestershire, a village near Gloucester * Longford, Greater Manchester, a ward of Trafford * Longford, Kent, a location * Longford, London, Borough of Hillingdon **Longford River * Longford, Moreton Say, near Market Drayton, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longford
Longford () is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It has a population of 10,008 according to the 2016 census. It is the biggest town in the county and about one third of the county's population lives there. Longford lies at the meeting of Ireland's N4 road (Ireland), N4 and N5 road (Ireland), N5 National primary road, National Primary Route roads, which means that traffic travelling between Dublin and County Mayo, or north County Roscommon passes around the town. Longford railway station, on the Dublin-Sligo railway line, Dublin-Sligo line, is used heavily by commuters. History The town is built at a fording point on the banks of the River Camlin (), which is a tributary of the River Shannon. According to several sources, the name Longford is an Anglicization of the Irish , referring to a fortress or fortified house. The area came under the sway of the local clan which controlled the south and middle of the County of Longford (historically called or ) and hence, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longford Mills, Ontario
Longford () is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It has a population of 10,008 according to the 2016 census. It is the biggest town in the county and about one third of the county's population lives there. Longford lies at the meeting of Ireland's N4 and N5 National Primary Route roads, which means that traffic travelling between Dublin and County Mayo, or north County Roscommon passes around the town. Longford railway station, on the Dublin-Sligo line, is used heavily by commuters. History The town is built at a fording point on the banks of the River Camlin (), which is a tributary of the River Shannon. According to several sources, the name Longford is an Anglicization of the Irish , referring to a fortress or fortified house. The area came under the sway of the local clan which controlled the south and middle of the County of Longford (historically called or ) and hence, the town was known as (fort/stronghold of O'Farrell). A Dominican priory was founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longford, Victoria
Longford is a town in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Longford and the surrounding area had a population of 929. It was named Longford because of the long forde across the rivers to get into Sale. It is located at the junction of the South Gippsland Highway and the Longford-Rosedale Road, next to the Latrobe River. A new bridge over the floodprone Latrobe River was completed in 2006, replacing the historic swinging bridge. The road approach to the Sale Swing Bridge was prone to flooding, cutting the road to Sale, Victoria. In September 1998, a large explosion at an Esso operated oil and natural gas Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbo ... processing plant was responsible for an almost complete shutdown of Victoria's natural gas sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longford, Tasmania
Longford is a town in the northern midlands of Tasmania, Australia. It lies 145 m above sea level at the convergence of the Macquarie River and the South Esk River, 21 km south of Launceston and a 15-minute drive from the airport. It is just south of the Illawarra Road, a road connecting the Bass and Midland Highways. It has a population of 3,863 (2016 census) and is part of the Northern Midlands Council area. The region is predominantly agricultural, noted for wool, dairy produce and stock breeding. History Pre-European Settlement The Longford region was the traditional land of The Panninher (par-nin-her) clan of the North Midlands Nation. This clan was known as the Penny Royal Creek Tribe by colonials, named after the old European name for the Liffey River (Aboriginal: Tellerpangger). The Panninher occupied land from Drys Bluff to the Tamar, Evandale and south to the Conara region. The Norfolk Plains region was the site of hunting and the boundary of the Aborigina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acacia Nana
''Acacia nana'', also known as the small red-leaved wattle, is a shrub belonging to the genus ''Acacia'' and the subgenus ''Phyllodineae'' where it is endemism, endemic to eastern Australia. Description The shrub typically grows to a height of and has reddish to brown branchlets that are usually hairy. Like most species of ''Acacia'' it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. The evergreen phyllodes have a straight narrowly elliptic to oblanceolate shaped phyllodes with an excentric mucro. The Glabrousness (botany), glabrous to sub-glabrous phyllodes are in length and wide with a single nerve per face and age to a red colour. It has racemose inflorescences with spherical flower-heads that contain 7 to 12 golden coloured flowers. Following flowering it produces chartaceous and glabrous seed pods that have a narrowly oblong to linear shape with a length of around and a width of . The dark brown seeds inside have an elliptic shape and a length of about . Distribution It is native ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longford Castle
Longford Castle stands on the banks of the River Avon south of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. It is the seat of the Earl of Radnor, and an example of the Elizabethan prodigy house. History In 1573 Thomas Gorges acquired the manor (at the time written "Langford"), which was originally owned by the Servington (or Cervington) family.Jacob Radnor, ''A Huguenot Family 1536–1889'' Prior to this the existing mansion house had been damaged by fire. In c.1576 Thomas Gorges married Helena Snakenborg, the Swedish born dowager Marchioness of Northampton and Lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth. They rebuilt the Longford property as a triangular Swedish pattern castle on the banks of the River Avon. The building work became very expensive due to problems with the subsoil. Sir Thomas Gorges, who was now governor of Hurst Castle, persuaded his wife to beg of the Queen a shipwreck he knew from the defeated Spanish Armada. The gift was granted and the gold and silver retrieved from the shipw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longford, Warrington
Longford is a neighbourhood that sits just to the north of Howley and Fairfield and the area to the east of the A49, Winwick road. It is served by bus services 20 and 21 which have a combined frequency of every 5 minutes and operate as a circular route between Warrington Town Centre, Longford and Orford. In 2011 the Longford roundabout was removed and a new traffic light Traffic lights, traffic signals, or stoplights – known also as robots in South Africa are signalling devices positioned at road intersections, pedestrian crossings, and other locations in order to control flows of traffic. Traffic light ... controlled crossroads junction took its place. Politics There are three councillors. All councillors for this area are representatives of the Labour Party. Population *Total Population: 8,012 residents *Male:female ratio: 55.5:44.5 *Mean age of population: 31 years Ethnicity breakdown *96% White *2% Mixed *1% Asian *1% Black Housing and social situation Housi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longford, Telford And Wrekin
Longford is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Church Aston, in the Telford and Wrekin district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It is near the town of Newport. In 1961 the parish had a population of 102. On 1 April 1988 the parish was abolished and merged with Church Aston. Roman coins and medieval artifacts have been discovered in the village and it was listed in Domesday Book in 1086 with a population of 23 households, 13.5 plough lands and a mill. The historic manor covers 1,306 acres and includes the townships of Brockton and Stockton. Sites of historic importance include: Longford Hall, a late 16th-century dovecote, Church of St Mary, 13th century Talbot Chapel, remains of a mill race and several farm buildings. During the English Civil War, the Battle of Longford was fought here. On 25 March 1644, Colonel Thomas Mytton, commanding 500 Parliamentarians, was headed for the Royalist ("Cavaliers") strongholds of Lilleshall Abbey and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longford, Moreton Say
Longford is a small village near the town of Market Drayton, Shropshire, England. It is just off the A53, near to Ternhill and lies in the parish of Moreton Say. Longford is 1.5 miles west of Market Drayton and 1 mile southeast of Moreton Say. A topographical guide to Shropshire published in 2005 describes Longford as a "charming hamlet on a rise in undulating country." The village name is believed to come from a great road that existed in Roman times and was simply known as the Longford. By 1319 it was a Royal road between Bletchley and Hinstock to the south. The village, not on the road, is located just east of Bletchley. Notable people * Major-general Sir James Rutherford Lumley KCB (1773–1846), Bengal Army"Sir James R Lumley" in C. E. Buckland, ed., ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'' (London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1906) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
