Longford, Derbyshire

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Longford


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Longford, Derbyshire (Derbyshire)
Longford, Derbyshire

Longford shown within Derbyshire
Shire county Derbyshire
Region East Midlands
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
Ambulance East Midlands
European Parliament East Midlands
List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire

Coordinates: 52°56′35″N 1°40′52″W / 52.943, -1.681

Longford is a village in Derbyshire, England. It is six miles from Ashbourne and eleven miles west of Derby.[1]

[edit] Notable residents

George Coke was born here in 1646[2] He was the Bishop of Bristol and of Hereford.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Pigot and Co's Commercial Directory for Derbyshire, 1835 retrieved 19 April 2008
  2. ^ Atherton, Ian (2004). ‘Coke, George (1570–1646)’ (subscription required). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. DOI:10.1093/ref:odnb/5827. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.

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