Longdon-on-Tern Aqueduct
The Longdon-upon-Tern Aqueduct, near Longdon-upon-Tern in Shropshire, was one of the first two canal aqueducts to be built from cast iron.Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: Grade I listed navigable aqueduct in Longdon-on-Tern, Shropshire, England
- Also known as: “Canal aqueduct over River Tern”, “Longdon-upon-Tern Aqueduct”, “Longdon-Upon-Tern aqueduct”, and “Shrewsbury Canal, Longdon Aqueduct (aqueduct On The Shrewsbury Canal) Shrewsbury Canal, The Aqueduct Of The Shrewsbury Canal”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Bartholomew and St Michael’s Church, High Ercall.
Church of St Bartholomew
Church
Photo: A Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Bartholomew is situated 1,800 feet east of Longdon-on-Tern Aqueduct.
St Michael’s Church, High Ercall
Church
St Michael's Church is in the village of High Ercall, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wrockwardine, the archdeaconry of Salop, and the diocese of Lichfield. St Michael’s Church, High Ercall is situated 2 miles northwest of Longdon-on-Tern Aqueduct.
St Mary
Church
Photo: A Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary is a church, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Longdon-on-Tern Aqueduct.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Longdon-on-Tern and High Ercall.
Longdon-on-Tern
Village
Photo: A Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Longdon-upon-Tern is a village in the civil parish of Rodington, in the unitary district of Telford and Wrekin, in Shropshire, England. It is approximately 7 miles east of Shrewsbury and 7 miles north-west of Telford.
High Ercall
Village
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
High Ercall, also known in the past as Ercall Magna, is a village in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. The civil parish is still called Ercall Magna, and had a total population of 1,679 at the 2001 census, reducing to 1,639 at the 2011 census. High Ercall is situated 2 miles northwest of Longdon-on-Tern Aqueduct.
Admaston
Suburb
Photo: al partington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Admaston is a village in Wrockwardine civil parish, borough of Telford and Wrekin in Shropshire, England. It lies northwest of Wellington. The village was known for the restorative qualities of its spa water from the mid-18th century through much of the 19th century. Admaston is situated 2 miles southeast of Longdon-on-Tern Aqueduct.
Longdon-on-Tern Aqueduct
- Categories: navigable aqueduct and transportation
- Location: Rodington, Telford and Wrekin, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.73701° or 52° 44′ 13″ northLongitude
-2.56783° or 2° 34′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C4VPCPJ+RVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1329521422OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q17527895
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Longdon-on-Tern Aqueduct” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Longdon-on-Tern-aquaduct”
- French: “aqueduc de Longdon-Upon-Tern”
- French: “Aqueduc de Longdon-Upon-Tern”
- German: “Longdon-on-Tern-Aquädukt”
- Spanish: “acueducto de Longdon on Tern”
- Spanish: “Acueducto de Longdon on Tern”
- Spanish: “acueducto de Longdon-on-Tern”
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