Longtown, Herefordshire

Description
Longtown, a village and a township-chapelry in Clodock parish, Herefordshire. The village stands on the river Mon-now, and its affluent the Olchon, under the Black Mountains, U mile E of the boundary with Wales, 4 miles N by W of Pandy station on the G.W.R., and 5 W by S of Abbeydore. It has a post and money order office under Abergavenny; telegraph office, Llanvihangel Cmcomey; and has a parish council consisting of eight members. It contains a fragment of an ancient castle, and has fairs on 29 April and 21 Sept. The township contains 6260 acres; population, 610. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Hereford; net value, £74. Patron, the Vicar of Clodock. The church is ancient and was restored in 1868. There are Baptist and Primitive Methodist chapels.