Longden
Parish in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.658, -2.819 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 44 07 |
| Dialling code: | 01743 (Shrewsbury) |
Longden is a rural parish just to the south‑west of the county town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire, set among rolling farmland and hedgerow‑lined lanes that are typical of the area. Its origins are ancient, with settlement patterns and field boundaries reflecting medieval farming; a scattering of older cottages and farmsteads gives the place a distinctly historic character without feeling like an open‑air museum.
Today Longden combines agricultural activity with a number of residents who commute into Shrewsbury for work, and it retains an active community life centred on local clubs, a parish council and occasional village events. The mix of quiet country living, easy access to the market town and a handful of small businesses makes it representative of many thriving Shropshire parishes.
Postcode districts covering Longden
Most populated places nearby
- Telford 14.2 miles
- Shrewsbury 4.6 miles
- Wellington 13.2 miles
- Oswestry 16.8 miles
- Oswestry Rural 16 miles
- Ryton 19.5 miles
- Newport 20.1 miles
- Bridgnorth 18.8 miles
- Market Drayton 21.9 miles
- Newtown 23.2 miles
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 22.7 miles
- Ludlow 20.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Longden Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Lythbank Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Hanwood Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Great Hanwood Parish 2.1 miles
- Bayston Hill Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Condover Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Church Pulverbatch Parish 3.2 miles
- Pontesbury Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Dorrington Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Meole Ward 3.2 miles
- Radbrook Ward 3.2 miles
- Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton Ward 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Longden
SY5 0XL, SY5 8HQ, SY5 0XH, SY5 8BW, SY5 8FA, SY5 8BQ, SY5 8BL, SY5 8AZ, SY5 8BA … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 46.7 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 47.2 miles
- Shrewsbury Railway Station 4.7 miles
- Church Stretton Railway Station 8.4 miles
Hotels near Longden Ad
- Rowton Castle Hotel 5.5 miles
- Abbots Mead Hotel 2 4.4 miles
- Lion and Pheasant Hotel 4 4.4 miles
- Mytton and Mermaid - Brunning and Price 4 6 miles
- The Corbet Arms 6.6 miles
- Riverside Shrewsbury by Greene King Inns 4 7.1 miles
- Prince Rupert Hotel 4 4.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Shrewsbury 3 4.9 miles
- The Bucks Head Hotel 3 8.3 miles
- Albright Hussey Manor 4 7.4 miles
Schools in Longden
- Longden C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bomere Wood Forest 3.5 miles
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 3.6 miles
- Attingham Estate 6.6 miles
- Sundorne Castle Estate 7.2 miles
- Viroconium Archaeological site 7.3 miles
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 12.3 miles
- Osbaston Wood Forest 12.7 miles
- Welshpool Stadium 13.6 miles
- New Bucks Head Stadium 13.6 miles
- Aston Hall Estate 14.3 miles
- Powis Castle Estate 14.6 miles
- Whattal Castle Historic site 14.7 miles