Longford, London

Longford, London

infobox UK place
country = England
map_type = Greater London
region= London
population=
official_name= Longford
latitude= 51.4777
longitude= -0.4943
london_borough= Hillingdon
constituency_westminster= Hayes and Harlington
post_town= WEST DRAYTON
postcode_area= UB
postcode_district= UB7
dial_code= 01753
os_grid_reference= TQ045765

Longford is a village immediately west of Heathrow Airport in the London Borough of Hillingdon. Longford is 15.8 miles (25.4 km) west of Charing Cross.

The village is located on the Bath Road, to south of the M4 and just north of the Heathrow Western Perimeter Road. The area is characterised by a historic village core. Despite its close proximity to the A4, the Stanwell Moor Road and Heathrow Airport, Longford has retained its village character.

The village developed on the site of the (long) ford on the River Colne, which was an important crossing point for travellers on the Old Bath Road. The name Longford derives from the 2 words ‘long’ and ‘ford’ extending from the first bridge at Harmondsworth almost to Colnbrook.

Limited evidence survives of Roman occupation though archaeological excavations have revealed 2 brooches of Roman date. It is believed that Longford developed as a small Saxon settlement dating from the 5th to 7th century AD. Historic buildings still survive from the medieval and post medieval period.

References

Philip Sherwood, "History and Guide to Harlington and Harmondsworth", (Harlington: PT Sherwood, 2002)

External links

* [http://www.thisislongford.com/ This is Longford (Longford Residents Association)]
* [http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=505035&Y=176644&A=Y&Z=5 Road Map]
* [http://middx.net/hayes/history/HarlHarm.htm Philip Sherwood's local history book]


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