Longford is a village and former
civil parish, now in the parish of
Church Aston
Church Aston is a village and parish in Shropshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,354.
It is to the south of Newport, though has become merged with the town in recent years due to suburban growth.
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, in the
Telford and Wrekin district, in the ceremonial county of
Shropshire, England. It is near the town of
Newport
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. 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
Longford Hall is a large country house in Longford, a village in Shropshire, England near the town of Newport.
Building history
Longford Hall was built in 1275 by Adam de Brompton and owned by the Earl of Shrewsbury. In April 1644 it was captur ...
, a late 16th-century dovecote, Church of St Mary, 13th century
Talbot Chapel
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, 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
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") strongholds of
Lilleshall Abbey
Lilleshall Abbey was an Augustinian abbey in Shropshire, England, today located north of Telford. It was founded between 1145 and 1148 and followed the austere customs and observance of the Abbey of Arrouaise in northern France. It suffered f ...
and Lea Castle, paused at Longford which was garrisoned by Parliamentarians ("
Roundheads") to rest his men. There, however, Sir
William Vaughan and Colonel
Robert Ellice leading local Royalist forces found Mytton and routed him. Having driven off Mytton, the Royalists then besieged the small garrison which took shelter in
Longford Hall
Longford Hall is a large country house in Longford, a village in Shropshire, England near the town of Newport.
Building history
Longford Hall was built in 1275 by Adam de Brompton and owned by the Earl of Shrewsbury. In April 1644 it was captur ...
. The Hall held out for a week before surrendering to the Royalists 2 April 1644.
In the late autumn of 1645,
Oliver Cromwell appeared before Longford. The village was quickly taken and the General immediately placed Longford Hall under siege. Upon Cromwell's call for the garrison to surrender, Sir Bartholomew Pell, the Royalist commander, entered into negotiations with Cromwell, winning favourable terms. Pell surrendered to Colonel Hawson and Major Kelsy. Under the terms of surrender, the garrison was to surrender their arms “without imbezeling”. Pell and his 14 officers were allowed to retain their horses, swords and pistols. The garrison was to be escorted toward
Oxford. Once these terms were met, Pell and the remaining 14 officers would leave
Longford Hall
Longford Hall is a large country house in Longford, a village in Shropshire, England near the town of Newport.
Building history
Longford Hall was built in 1275 by Adam de Brompton and owned by the Earl of Shrewsbury. In April 1644 it was captur ...
.
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Longford Hall was built in 1275 by Adam de Brompton and owned by the Earl of Shrewsbury. In April 1644 it was captured by Royalists and subsequently demolished. The present house was built on the site 1794-97 by Colonel Ralph Leeke and designed by Joseph Bonomi. ]Longford Hall
Longford Hall is a large country house in Longford, a village in Shropshire, England near the town of Newport.
Building history
Longford Hall was built in 1275 by Adam de Brompton and owned by the Earl of Shrewsbury. In April 1644 it was captur ...
is now the junior boarding house and sports fields of Adams' Grammar School.
The area is situated on the Brockton Fault. Sandstone (Kidderminster Conglomerate) and slate are prevalent in the area and were once mined at Brockton, Stockton and Church Aston.
See also
*Listed buildings in Church Aston
Church Aston is a civil parish in the district of Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England. It contains 22 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, three are listed at Grade II*, the middle of ...
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Villages in Shropshire
Former civil parishes in Shropshire
Telford and Wrekin