Longdon-on-Tern
Sign in to saveLongdon-upon-Tern (also known as Longdon-on-Tern or colloquially Longdon) is a village in the civil parish of Rodington, in the unitary district of Telford and Wrekin, in Shropshire, England. It is approximately east of Shrewsbury and north-west of Telford. Longdon-Upon-Tern is situated on the River Tern, a tributary of the River Severn. In 1971, the parish had a population of 127.
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- Locality
- Walcot
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Rodington
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- St Bartholomew's Church, Longdon upon Tern - geograph.org.uk - 517209.jpg
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- Aqueduct
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Longdon-upon-Tern (also known as Longdon-on-Tern or colloquially Longdon) is a village in the civil parish of Rodington, in the unitary district of Telford and Wrekin, in Shropshire, England. It is approximately east of Shrewsbury and north-west of Telford. Longdon-Upon-Tern is situated on the River Tern, a tributary of the River Severn. In 1971, the parish had a population of 127.
Settled since at least the Normans, the village is notable as the site of the Longdon-on-Tern Aqueduct, the first large-scale cast iron navigable aqueduct, designed and built by Thomas Telford for the canal. The aqueduct is Grade I listed and a preserved as a scheduled ancient monument.