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.
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Longden through time
Longden is now part of Shrewsbury and Atcham district. Click here for graphs and data of how Shrewsbury and Atcham has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Longden itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Longden, in Shrewsbury and Atcham and Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24456
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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