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Longdon, Worcestershire

Coordinates: 52°01′26″N 2°14′13″W / 52.024006°N 2.236856°W / 52.024006; -2.236856
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Longdon
Looking downhill towards the Church of St. Mary visible in the distance
Longdon is located in Worcestershire
Longdon
Longdon
Location within Worcestershire
OS grid referenceSO837362
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTEWKESBURY
Postcode districtGL20
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52°01′26″N 2°14′13″W / 52.024006°N 2.236856°W / 52.024006; -2.236856

Longdon is a village and a civil parish in the Malvern Hills District and council ward of the county of Worcestershire, England and lies about 5 km (3 miles) south of Upton-on-Severn. It is jointly administered with two other parishes by Longdon, Queenhill and Holdfast Parish Council.[1]

Parish Church

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

Village Hall and Green

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

Marshland and nature reserve

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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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  1. ^ Longdon, Queenhill and Holdfast Parish Council web site
  2. ^ St Mary's Church Longdon (retrieved 21 February 2022)
  3. ^ "Home". longdonvillagehall.org.uk.
  4. ^ "Hill Court Farm & the Blacklands | Worcestershire Wildlife Trust".