Longdon is a village and a
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
Malvern Hills District
Malvern Hills is a Districts of England, local government district in Worcestershire, England. Its council is based in Malvern, Worcestershire, Malvern, the district's largest town. The district also includes the towns of Tenbury Wells and Upto ...
and council ward of the county of
Worcestershire
Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Shropshire, Staffordshire, and the West Midlands (county), West ...
, England and lies about 5 km (3 miles) south of
Upton-on-Severn
Upton-upon-Severn (or Upton on Severn, etc. and locally simply Upton) is a small riverside town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Malvern Hills District of Worcestershire, England. Lying on the A4104 (formerly A440), the 2021 c ...
. It is jointly administered with two other parishes by Longdon,
Queenhill
Queenhill is a civil parish and hamlet in the Malvern Hills District of the county of Worcestershire, England. It is one of three parishes administered by the Parish Council of Longdon, Queenhill and Holdfast.
Parish church
The church, w ...
and
Holdfast
Holdfast most often refers to:
*Holdfast (biology), a root-like structure that anchors aquatic sessile organisms to their substrate
*Holdfast (tool), a tool used to secure a workpiece to a workbench or anvil
Holdfast or hold fast may also refer t ...
Parish Council.
Parish Church
The Church of St. Mary stands within the village.
Village Hall and Green
The Village Hall and Village Green are administered by a single Trust.
Marshland and nature reserve
Longdon Marsh is an area of flat land spreading into neighbouring
Eldersfield
Eldersfield is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills district of Worcestershire, England. It had a population of 584 in 2021.
It stands exactly ten miles east of Ledbury and ten miles north of Gloucester; a fact marked by a milestone ...
, now mostly drained for agriculture. The
Worcestershire Wildlife Trust
Worcestershire Wildlife Trust is one of 46 wildlife trusts throughout the United Kingdom, part of The Wildlife Trusts partnership, the UK's largest charity network dedicated to conserving all our habitats and species. It was founded in 1968 to ...
owns and maintains the
Hill Court Farm & The Blacklands
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit, and is usually applied to peaks which are above elevation compared to the relative landmass, though not as prominent as mountains. Hills fall unde ...
flagship nature reserve on an area of former marshland within Longdon and aims to restore it to its former wetland state.
References
Villages in Worcestershire
Civil parishes in Worcestershire
Malvern Hills District
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