Longnor, Shropshire

Longnor
The ford at the Old Forge, Longnor
Longnor is located in Shropshire
Longnor
Longnor
Location within Shropshire
Population289 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ485005
Civil parish
  • Longnor
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHREWSBURY
Postcode districtSY5
Dialling code01743
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°36′04″N 2°45′22″W / 52.601°N 2.756°W / 52.601; -2.756

Longnor is a village and civil parish off the A49 road, south of Dorrington and north of Leebotwood in Shropshire, England, with a population of 289. The nearest railway station is Church Stretton, 4.7 miles (7.6 km) away. The Cound Brook flows just west of the village and its medieval deer park. The village contains Longnor Hall and the Grade I listed medieval St Mary's Church. Regional Cycle Route 32/33 passes through, as do buses between Church Stretton and Shrewsbury and Radbrook Green. The village is also noted for a ghost, the White Lady of Longnor.

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 28 November 2015.