Longford, Gloucestershire

Longford
Longford flooding in 2007
Longford is located in Gloucestershire
Longford
Longford
Location within Gloucestershire
Population1,962 (2021 census)
OS grid referenceSO839205
• London103m
Civil parish
  • Longford
District
Shire county
  • Gloucestershire
Ceremonial county
  • Gloucestershire
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLOUCESTER
Postcode districtGL2
Dialling code01452
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
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51°53′05″N 2°14′01″W / 51.884602°N 2.233508°W / 51.884602; -2.233508
Longford on a 1930s Ordnance Survey map
New houses at Whittington Park.

Longford is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. Although situated within two miles of Gloucester city centre, Longford parish falls within the jurisdiction of the Borough of Tewkesbury.[1]

The village borders the Tewkesbury Road running north out of Gloucester and is bisected by the A40 northern bypass at the busy Longford roundabout.[2] Connected with Segregated Bicycle Path to Gloucester.

Longford is primarily residential; it is home to Oxstalls Sports Park and Tennis Centre, the Winfield Hospital, [3] and both Longford AFC and Gala Wilton Football Clubs.

  1. ^ GloucestershireCC. "Longford Parish Council" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Gloucestershire County Council, Gloucestershire. Retrieved on 10 November 2015.
  2. ^ Lane, Ellis (7 March 2020). "This is how Longford roundabout on the A40 will be improved in seven months of roadworks". Gloucestershire Live. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. ^ WinfieldHospital. "Winfield Hospital" Archived 25 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Winfield Hospital, Longford, Gloucestershire. Retrieved on 10 November 2015.