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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Longden like this:
LONGDON, a chapelry in Pontesbury parish, Salop; 3 miles WSW of Condover r. station, and 5 SW of Shrewsbury. Post town, Shrewsbury. Pop., 88. There are malt kilns and lead mines. The living is a donative in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £75. Patron, the Rev. J. Breese. The church is of brick.
Longden is now part of SHROPSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SHROPSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Longden itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Longden in Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24456
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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