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LONGFORD, a hamlet in Harmondsworth parish, Middlesex; on a branch of the river Colne, 1 mile E of Colnbrook. It takes its name from a long ford on the stream; it has a fine bridge, called the Queen's bridge; and it is frequented by anglers. The tract around it lies low, and is subject to floods.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Harmondsworth Parish Middlesex Ancient County |
| Place: | Longford |
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