Longnor, Staffordshire

Longnor
Longnor Location within Staffordshire
Population	334 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SK090650
Civil parish	Longnor
District	Staffordshire Moorlands
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Buxton
Postcode district	SK17
Dialling code	01298
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
List of places UK England Staffordshire 53°10′57″N 1°51′58″W / 53.182400°N 1.866030°W / 53.182400; -1.866030

Longnor is a village in the Staffordshire Peak District, England. The settlement dates from early times, the first recorded church building being in the Middle Ages. The village was named Longenalre in the Domesday Book. Located on a major crossroads, Longnor was a significant market town in the 18th century. It lies on the north bank of the River Manifold, on a limestone ridge between the Manifold and the River Dove.^[2]