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Longford is a
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in the north of
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, West Midlands,
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. The population of the Ward as taken at the 2011 census was 18,538. It is covered by the Coventry North East constituency and bounded by the wards of Holbrooks, Henley, Upper Stoke and
Foleshill Foleshill ( ) is a suburb in the north of Coventry, in the county of the West Midlands, England. Longford, Courthouse Green and Rowley Green are to its north and Keresley is to its west. The population of the Ward at the 2021 census was 22, ...
.


Features

The neighbourhoods covered by the ward include Longford Village, Foxford, Rowleys Green, Alderman's Green, Hawkesbury, Bell Green, Manor House, Hall Green, Courthouse Green, Woodshires and Little Heath.Coventry City Council: About Longford Ward
Longford is mainly residential, but it also has industrial areas and a few green areas, such as Longford Park and Longford Community Nature Park, which are in close proximity on opposite sides of Longford Road. In the north of the ward is the
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, home to
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and
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. Also part of the complex is Arena Park a Retail Centre including a
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Extra. Riley Square shopping centre is another shopping centre in the ward. Longford is also served by one library: Bell Green Library.


Demographics

The
2001 UK Census A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194. The 2001 UK census was organised by the Office for National ...
found that there were 17,601 people living in Longford, with a population density of 37.3 per square kilometre; 738 people were students. 2011 Census data showed the population of Longford had increased to 18,538 people. Longford has an area of 472 square kilometres. The number of people who were unemployed in Longford was 522 according to the
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in June 2006. 12,409 people were of a
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. The largest employer in the ward in 2004 was Henley College. Henley College was formerly known as the Henley Campus of Coventry College.


Education

Foxford Community School is the area's
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.
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is provided by Grangehurst Primary School.


History

The area is referred to as early as the 15th century, stating that there were houses and cottages in the areas of Longford and Foxford however these had not developed to form hamlets. A census in 1730 stated that there were only 20 houses in Longford and Foxford. Longford began to develop in the mid-18th century when the ribbon weaving industry and a flourishing coal mine at Hawkesbury encouraged workers and their families to move into Longford. Historically Longford was part of
Bedworth Bedworth ( or locally ) is a market town in the borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire, England.OS Explorer Map 232 : Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25 000) : It is situated between Coventry, 6 miles (9.5 km) to the south, and Nuneaton, to th ...
, under the parish of
Exhall Exhall is a suburban village in the Nuneaton and Bedworth borough in Warwickshire, England.OS Explorer Map 232 : Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25 000) : It forms part of the Coventry and Bedworth urban area and is contiguous with the Coventry subur ...
. During this period
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, an English
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and the First World War pacifist was born here. Longford was and still is on the main route from the mining districts of
Nuneaton Nuneaton ( ) is a market town in Warwickshire, England, close to the county border with Leicestershire to the north-east.OS Explorer Map 232 : Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25 000) : Nuneaton's population at the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 censu ...
and
Bedworth Bedworth ( or locally ) is a market town in the borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire, England.OS Explorer Map 232 : Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25 000) : It is situated between Coventry, 6 miles (9.5 km) to the south, and Nuneaton, to th ...
to Coventry. Longford at present is a
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of
Coventry Coventry ( or rarely ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands county, in England, on the River Sherbourne. Coventry had been a large settlement for centurie ...
.


Canals

The
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passes through the area. On the towpath is a sculpture named 'The Stone Sofa', by Tim Shutter. Unveiled on 31 May 1997, it was commissioned by Groundwork Coventry as part of the Coventry Canal Art Trail, and is owned by the City Development Directorate at
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. The sculpture is 1.4 metres high, 2.4 metres wide and approximately one metre deep and carved out of solid sandstone. The
Oxford Canal The Oxford Canal is a narrowboat canal in southern central England linking the City of Oxford with the Coventry Canal at Hawkesbury (just north of Coventry and south of Bedworth) via Banbury and Rugby. Completed in 1790, it connects to th ...
was started in the area in 1769 and the first 10 miles were completed by 1771. The two canals passed alongside each other from Hawkesbury to Longford as the Coventry Canal Company and the Oxford Canal Company were unable to agree on tolls. Following a court injunction taken out by the Coventry Canal Company, the two canals were joined at Longford in 1777.Coventry Walks: Hawkesbury Junction Conservation Area
/ref> The current junction of the canals is
Hawkesbury Junction Hawkesbury Junction or Sutton Stop () is a Junction (canal), canal junction in England, at the northern limit of the Oxford Canal where it meets the Coventry Canal, near Hawkesbury Village, Warwickshire, between Bedworth and Coventry. The alter ...
.


Gallery

Image:Longford park 3u07.JPG, Longford Park Image:Longford park gates 3u07.JPG, Longford Park gates Image:Longford community nature reserve 3u07.JPG, Longford Community Nature Park Image:Stone Sofa Coventry Canal.jpg, Sandstone sculpture ''Stone Sofa'' by Tim Shutter, on the Coventry Canal Image:Longford Park (Alderman's Green) in Winter.jpg


References


External links


Foxford Community School

Salem Baptist Church, Longford
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