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LONGFORD, Derbyshire

"LONGFORD is a village and township, in the same hundred as Brailsford, four miles S.W. from that village, 6 S. by E. from Ashbourn, and 11 W. from Derby. The country around here presents many agreeable prospects, and the ancient and spacious mansion of 'Longford Hall', with its pleasant grounds, the seat of Edward Cooke, Esq. are ornaments to the scenery. The church, which is dedicated to St. Chad, is of good dimensions, and of considerable antiquity: its architecture exhibits some portion of the Norman style, and in the chancel are three stone stalls. The parish contained, in 1831, 1,233 inhabitants, being less, by 31 persons, than were returned at the preceding census: the township of Longford contained, in 1821, 573, and in 1831, 536 inhabitants,"

[Description from Pigot and Co's Commercial Directory for Derbyshire, 1835]

Cemeteries

• A list of Surnames from the Memorial Inscriptions of the Church of St Chad, Longford published originally in Derbyshire Ancestral Research Group (DARG) Newsletter, October 2007.
  Full details of inscriptions are available from DARG by postal application. See their How to Contact details for how to get in touch with them. Added 25 Oct 2007.

• Some Memorial Inscriptions in St Chad's Churchyard, Longford, collected and transcribed by Alf Beard.

Church History

• Photograph of St Chad's Church, and Photograph of Inside St Chad's Church, Longford, from Alf Beard.

• Photograph of Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (1874), Longford, from Alf Beard.

Description and Travel

• A short Description of Longford and St Chad's Church, published originally in Derbyshire Ancestral Research Group (DARG) Newsletter, October 2007, to accompany the MIs (see above, Cemeteries). Added 25 Oct 2007.

Directories

• Directory for Brailsford, Langley, Longford, Shirley and neighbourhoods transcribed from Pigot and Co's Commercial Directory for Derbyshire, 1835 by Rosemary Lockie.

• Transcription of section of Kelly's Directory (1891) for Longford by Ann Andrews. Added 4 Jan 2006.

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Longford from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

Maps

• Rodsley 1840 Tithe Map and Index by Occupier, provided by Paul Jones. Added 10 Jul 2005.

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