Longford, Shropshire

Longford, Shropshire

Shropshire has two small villages called Longford - one is near the town of Market Drayton and the other is near the town of Newport.

The Longford near Newport is where Longford Hall, the junior boarding house and sports fields of Adams' Grammar School, is found. The village is near to Edgmond and lies in the parish of Church Aston.

The Longford near Market Drayton is just off the A53, near to Ternhill. It lies in the parish of Moreton Say.


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