Longdon has been spelled many different ways, including langdon, landon, langdown, langsdown and others. If you have a local history site that you would like to be included on these pages please get in touch via the. Built in 1742 the church has seen major alterations and an extension in the late 19th century. Bishops transcripts held at lichfield record office bap 181868 marr 181856 bur 181868. Guide to stoke upon tern, shropshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Property details for 4 the mill longdonupontern telford. Stoke upon tern, shropshire genealogy genealogy familysearch. Ryton, shropshire genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. The following pages include domesday placenames and landowners, and beneath some are links to websites containing the local history of that place. This is a small 18th century, grade ii listed, georgian stone and red brick church. A settlement at longdonupontern dates to at least the normans, as it is mentioned in the domesday book of 1086 as languedune. Longdon upon tern is a village in east central shropshire, england. Guide to longdon upon tern, shropshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Eleanor longden, psychologist, was in her first year of university when she started hearing voices. Shrewsbury canal, longdon aqueduct aqueduct on the. Learning from the voices in my head ted books book 39 kindle edition by longden, eleanor. Early notables of the longdon family pre 1700 more information is included under the topic early longdon notables in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. Longdon is a village and a civil parish in the malvern hills district of the county of worcestershire, england and lies about 5 km 3 miles south of uptononsevern. For more information and records see bobbington, staffordshire parish history edit edit source. Sources for longdon on tern this guide gives a brief introduction to the variety of sources available for the parish of longdon on tern at shropshire archives.
The tayleur has 9 bedrooms and caters for double, single and disabled facilities. If you have a local history site that you would like to be included on these pages please get in touch via the contact page. Situated about six miles northwest of telford, few of the motorists rushing along the twisting road through the straggling village of longdon upon tern allow themselves time to notice that the dangerous hump backed bridge over the river tern is an attractive, single span sandstone arch dating from the 18th century. The soil is marl and sandy loam and the subsoil keuper marls. It was built in 1796 to carry the shrewsbury canal across the river tern near longdon on tern in shropshire. Shrewsbury canal, longdon aqueduct aqueduct on the shrewsbury canal shrewsbury canal, the aqueduct of the shrewsbury canal is a grade i listed building in rodington, telford and wrekin, england. Eleanor longden author of learning from the voices in my.
The old mill, longdonupontern, tf6, 2 bed, flat, tf6. Shropshire, england, extracted church of england parish. For access, see england census records and indexes online. At longdon upon tern is the oldest surviving iron aqueduct in the world. We are located in longdon upon tern which is about 3 miles from wellington and 4. The domesday book online shropshire and welsh entries home. Longdon has an area of 3,941 acres, of which about threefourths is pasture. Tern lane in longdonupontern is in the west midlands region of england. The cheapest way to get from longdonontern to wellington costs only. This page combines information for the address tern lane, longdonupontern, telford, tf6 6ll, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. Longdon upon tern aqueduct captain ahabs watery tales.
Property for sale in longdonupontern buy properties in. These records detail relationships between parents and their children and may detail where they lived and how they made a living. Property details for the willows longdonupontern telford. Browse a range of property to buy in longdonupontern with primelocation. Initially she dismissed this experience as harmless, simply an expression of her own thoughts, triggered by the loneliness and pressures experienced by many students on starting university. Property details for tern farm tern lane longdonupontern. From the m54 junction 6, follow the a5223, bear left onto thee b5063, the b5063 has a further right turn, just follow the signpost direction to longdon, we are about 2 miles down this road on the right hand side, opposite sugden lane. View our wide selection of houses and flats for sale in longdonupontern.
Towns and villages around telford longdon upon tern. The parish register abstract, 1831, gives this account of the registers. New price situated in a quiet beautiful rural location a stunning two bedroom ground floor apartment. Longdon hall is a grade ii listed building in rodington, telford and wrekin, england. There is loads of history to this structure, which telford inherited and cut his teeth on, but i dont plan to repeat myself. Longdon village hall was established in may 1939 for the purposes of physical and mental recreation and social moral and intellectual development. Area information for tern lane, longdonupontern, telford. Longdon upon tern aqueduct this aqueduct is a listed structure, sitting well back from the road in the midst of fields, stretching over the river tern carrying nothing but the imaginations of canal buffs. The area was once part of the lands of the cornovii, which consisted of the modern day counties of cheshire, shropshire, north staffordshire, north herefordshire and eastern parts of powys. The 24th may 1824 does not appear in many history books, but a meeting held on this day was to have far reaching consequences for travel, not only in england but also throughout the world.
History the text in this section is copied from an article in wikipedia. High ercall, leightonunderwrekin, longdonontern, rodington, rowton. Longdonontern to wellington 3 ways to travel via line 16 bus. The longdonontern aqueduct, near longdonontern in shropshire, was one of the first two canal aqueducts to be built from cast iron. Comprising of through hallway, beautiful fitted kitchen with all appliances, dinning room, lounge, two bedrooms, bathroom and ensuite to master bedroom. About shropshire, england, extracted church of england parish records, 15381812 this database is a collection of historical parish records from shropshire, england. The records in this collection can range in date from 15381812. Learning from the voices in my head ted books book 39. It is in the unitary district of telford and wrekin, and is approximately 11 kilometres 6.
General works these may also be available at wellington library. Find properties to buy in longdonupontern with the uks largest datadriven property portal. Longdon upon tern also known as longdon ontern or colloquially longdon is a village in east central shropshire, england. Bobbington, shropshire genealogy familysearch wiki. Longdon upon tern is situated on the river tern, a tributary of the river severn. There is a burial date for a john steventon 15 jul 1792 but given thats the only information in the record, cant tell if its the john steventon father of richard or if its his brother, cousin, uncle, grandfather, nephew. Tayleur arms, long waste, longdonupontern, telford, longdon upon tern, shropshire, tf6 6lj 01952 770335. Longdonupontern baptisms, marriages and burials 16921810 grinshill baptisms, marriages and burials 15961812 leighton baptisms, marriages and burials 16611812 atcham baptisms, marriages and burials 16211837 buildwas baptisms, marriages and burials 16671837 montford baptisms, marriages and burials 15731812. See houses and flats from the top agents in longdonupontern and get contact details for enquiries. Nigel alastair mitchell profile free company director check.
Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a family history center or at the family history library. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading learning from the voices in my head ted books book 39. Use zoopla to view property details for 4 the mill longdon upon tern telford tf6 6lq including a current value estimate, local information, birdseye views and more. Richard had a sister jane born 23 nov 1779 longdonupontern.
Longdonupontern, a village and a parish in salop, on the river tern and the shrewsbury canal, 3. Situated about six miles northwest of telford, few of the motorists rushing along the twisting road through the straggling village of longdonupontern allow themselves time to notice that the dangerous hump backed bridge over the river tern is an attractive, single span sandstone arch dating from the 18th century. Mary, a parish, in the union of seisdon, partly in the hundred of brimstree, s. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. Buy on tour with thomas telford new edition by chris morris isbn. A searchable database containing transcriptions of the baptism registers of longdon upon tern. Longdon marsh, the western part of the parish, is lowlying.
Get contact details, videos, photos, opening times and map directions. Longdonupontern, a parish in wellington district, salop. Probate records edit edit source records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. The postcode is within the wrockwardine wardelectoral division, which is in the constituency of the wrekin. Longdon, a parish in the lower division of the hundred of pershore, county of worcester, 3 miles s. Heritage list entry summary for bridge south west of longdon aqueduct. Use zoopla to view property details for tern farm tern lane longdonupon tern telford tf6 6ln including a current value estimate, local information, birdseye. Only 2 miles from uptonuponsevern and 5 miles from tewkesbury. Shropshire and welsh entries home the domesday book online. Guide to ryton, shropshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy. The 62yard long trough was cast at ketley, to the design of thomas telford, using one inch thick plates and carried the canal over the river tern. It is jointly administered with two other parishes by longdon, queenhill and holdfast parish council.
The river is crossed by two bridges, and the canal is carried over it on an aqueduct. The cast iron canal aqueduct was reengineered by thomas telford after the first construction designed by william clowes was swept away by floods. The historic county town of shrewsbury is located 11 miles north east of the property and provides a comprehensive range of shopping, leisure and social facilities. Longdon upon tern, shropshire genealogy heraldry and history. At longdonupontern is the oldest surviving iron aqueduct in the world. Their capital in preroman times was probably a hill fort on the wrekin. Hi carolyn,my grandfather william nicholls was born 1888 longdonupontern shropshire his father was henry nicholls born 1846 shifnal shropshire he married emma ralphs in 1877 on the marriage certificate gave his father as benjamin nicholls occupation farmer. History of longdon upon tern, in telford and wrekin and shropshire.
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