Longdon is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the
District of Lichfield,
Staffordshire
Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation ''Staffs''.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It borders Cheshire to the north-west, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, ...
, England.
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Location
The village is situated midway between the town of
Rugeley
Rugeley ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Cannock Chase District, in Staffordshire, England. It lies on the north-eastern edge of Cannock Chase next to the River Trent; it is north of Lichfield, southeast of Stafford, northeast of ...
and city of
Lichfield
Lichfield () is a city status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Staffordshire, England. Lichfield is situated south-east of the county town of Stafford, north-east of Walsall, north-west of ...
. The parish also includes the nearby villages of
Upper Longdon,
Longdon Green and
Gentleshaw.
At the 2001 census, the population of the parish was 1,472. The 2011 census recorded the population of Longdon ward as 1,505.
Notable people
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Thomas Orme (ca.1637 in Hanch Hall - 1716), Member of Parliament (MP) for Lichfield in 1685.
*
Samuel Stretton (1731–1811), builder and architect, built the first powered
cotton mill
A cotton mill is a building that houses spinning or weaving machinery for the production of yarn or cloth from cotton, an important product during the Industrial Revolution in the development of the factory system.
Although some were driven ...
.
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John Alexander (1736–1765), nonconformist minister and writer.
See also
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Listed buildings in Longdon, Staffordshire
References
External links
Longdon Parish - official siteLongdon Village Hall Bookings CalendarSt James the Great, Longdon
Villages in Staffordshire
Civil parishes in Staffordshire
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