Traditional county: Herefordshire · Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire · Region: West Midlands
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| Place | Longtown |
| Traditional County | Herefordshire |
| Unitary Authority | County of Herefordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.954892 |
| Longitude | -2.987399 |
| Place Type | Village |
Longtown commands a quiet authority over the borderlands, where the land rises to meet the sharp, lonely spine of the Black Mountains. It lies 13.4 miles west-south-west of Hereford (from Hereford: bearing 239°T, OS grid SO 322 289), and is situated south of Upper Maes-coed village. Green slopes roll away from the high ground, punctuated by the ancient, weathered masonry of Longtown Castle, whose ruins hold the silence of centuries against the moving clouds. Below these stones, the landscape softens into the verdant floor of the Olchon Valley, where the light seems to linger longer, catching the moisture in the air. A short distance away, the secluded slopes of Mynydd Ferddin rise to offer a vantage point over this quiet corner of Herefordshire. The earth here is heavy and rich, supporting a pastoral life that has persisted through cycles of harvest and frost with little regard for the hurried pace of the modern world. Longtown remains a place where the geography dictates the rhythm of the day, defined by the slow drift of shadows across the valley.
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Explore Longtown, Herefordshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.954892, -2.987399. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |