Longdon, Worcestershire

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Longdon
Worcestershire

Looking downhill towards the Church of St Mary
Location
Grid reference: SO837362
Location: 52°1’26"N, 2°14’13"W
Data
Post town: Tewkesbury
Postcode: GL20
Local Government
Council: Malvern Hills
Parliamentary
constituency:
West Worcestershre

Longdon is a village and parish in the Pershore Hundred of Worcestershire, lying about three miles south of Upton-upon-Severn. It is jointly administered, along with two other civil parishes by Longdon, Queenhill and Holdfast Parish Council.[1]

Parish Church

The Church of St Mary stands within the village.[2]

Village Hall and Green

The Village Hall and Village Green are administered by a single Trust.[3]

Marshland and nature reserve

Longdon Marsh is an area of flat land spreading into neighbouring Eldersfield, now mostly drained for agriculture. The Worcestershire Wildlife Trust owns and maintains the Hill Court Farm & The Blacklands flagship nature reserve on an area of former marshland within Longdon and aims to restore it to its former wetland state.[4]

References

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