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Longdon is situated in the heart of England within the district of Lichfield and on the A51 approximately midway between Lichfield and Rugeley. Longdon Green is on the west side of the A51, Longdon (Brook End) on the east, Upper Longdon also on the west similarly Gentleshaw.
Longdon is a village and civil parish in the District of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.
- Longdon – The Name
- Public Houses
- Longdon Parish Church
- Gentleshaw
- Gentleshaw Parish Church
- St James’ C of E Primary Primary School, Longdon
- Gentleshaw Primary School
The name is derived from the Saxon “LANGANDUNE” meaning long hill, located in the old Offlow Hundred. The Bishops of Lichfield held the ancient manor of Longdon. True to its name an ancient rhyme ran: – “The stoutest beggar that goes by the way, cannot beg through Longdon in a summer’s day”. The manor courts for Lichfield and Longdon were held in t...
There were two pubs in Longdon, the Swan with Two Necks, which still remains today, and the Pig. The Pig was later named the Crown, which after being turned into a residence became the Esso Petrol Station. The Petrol Station finally closed circa 1970 and became a private residence. Brook End had two shops and a forge that has now become the W.I.Hal...
Longdon Parish Church, St. James The Great, dates from the 12th century and stands at the top of a hill overlooking the rest of the village to the north. An avenue of old yew trees leads up to the Church. The nave contains a very fine Norman arch with Saxon zig-zag ornamentation. John Stoneywell, Benedictine Abbot of Pershore, erected the chapel on...
The name “Gentleshaw” (written as recently in the 1900’s as “Gentle Shaw” or “Gentleshawe”) means the shaw or grove of John Gentyl, who was in the service of the Bishop of Lichfield, Coventry and Chester in the reign of Edward 111. In 1547 Gentleshaw was a “Moiety of 10 acres of land and 10 acres of wood”, but for more than 100 years the name has a...
The Parish Church, “Christ Church“, built as a chapel ease for the Parish of Longdon in 1837, owes its highly individual appearance to an ambitious project to rebuild the church from end to end. The first part of the project was completed by March 1905. What the visitor sees is, in effect, the west end of the original church (save for the upper hal...
St James’ C of E Primarysits in a picturesque village that offers a wealth of history. The school was founded in 1857 and the original school building still stands and is now currently used as The Village Hall.
The village school, now Gentleshaw Primary, was built in 1878 and enlarged in 1882. Previously children attended lessons in a schoolroom attached to the School House, now a residential dwelling in Darlings Lane. Children paid a penny a week, and while payment could be made in kind, such as soap or eggs, the child who brought none at all was immedia...
At the Red Lion you'll find a classic country pub overlooking the village green. From our gardens you can hear the knock of leather on willow when the Longdon Green cricket team take the field, and we have a real sun-trap of a terrace which is a fine place for a spot of lunch with friends and family.
Longdon Green is located about 3 miles south of Rugeley, just off the A51 in Staffordshire. The walk starts and finishes from the Red Lion on Hay Lane, alongside the village green. The pub has a large car park.
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Longdon Green is a rural village situated within charming Staffordshire countryside, enjoying a peaceful location with excellent access to commuter routes and local towns and cities.
