Longney

{{Short description|Village in Gloucestershire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Use British English|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | region = South West England | shire_county = [[Gloucestershire]] | coordinates = {{coord|51.8091|N|2.3484|W}} | population = 285 | population_ref = (Longney and Epney parish, 2011 Census) | civil_parish = [[Longney and Epney]] | postcode_district = GL2 | postcode_area = GL | post_town = Gloucester | static_image_name = St Laurence's, Longney - geograph.org.uk - 103815.jpg | static_image_caption = St Laurence's Church, Longney | shire_district = [[Stroud District|Stroud]] | constituency_westminster = [[Stroud (UK Parliament constituency)|Stroud]] }}

'''Longney''' is a village in the [[civil parish]] of [[Longney and Epney]], in the [[Stroud District|Stroud]] district, in [[Gloucestershire]], England, on the [[River Severn]] 5 miles south-west of [[Gloucester]]. The parish is long and narrow and the main trades are agricultural, with several farms throughout. Longney is the Saxon name meaning a long island.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/glos/vol10/pp197-200|title=Longney: Introduction|publisher=British History Online|accessdate=7 August 2016}}</ref> The population of the Longney and Epney parish is 285 (2011).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126080&c=GL2+3SL&d=16&e=62&g=6427936&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1470575657531&enc=1|title=Population of Longney and Epney|publisher=Neighbourhood Statistics|accessdate=7 August 2016}}</ref>

Two roads run through the village. The first, Longney Road, leads to [[Elmore, Gloucestershire|Elmore]] and [[Hardwicke, Stroud|Hardwicke]], the other to Epney. Many houses were built in conjunction with the [[Gloucester and Sharpness Canal]], brick construction provided by local brick works. [[Thatching]] for houses was from the reed beds at [[Frampton-on-Severn]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Longney and Epney Parish Design Statement|url=http://s372599486.websitehome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/LongneyandEpneyVDSSept2011.pdf|publisher=Longney and Epney Parish|accessdate=16 August 2016}}</ref>

The local school is a Church Of England Primary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://s372599486.websitehome.co.uk/school/|title=Longney School|publisher=Longney and Epney|accessdate=7 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Longney C of E Primary Academy|url=http://www.longney.gloucs.sch.uk/|publisher=Longney C of E Primary Academy|accessdate=16 August 2016}}</ref> The Grade I [[listed building|listed]] village church dedicated to St Laurence dates to the 13th century, and has a 14th-century tower.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://s372599486.websitehome.co.uk/church/|title=Church - St Laurence, Longney|publisher=LongneyandEpney - Its a Tale of Two Islands|accessdate=7 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Church of St. Lawrence|url=https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1090797|website=National Heritage List for England|publisher=Historic England|accessdate=7 August 2016}}</ref> The [[ecclesiastical parish]] is part of the [[benefice]] of Hardwicke and Elmore with Longney, which is part of the [[Diocese of Gloucester]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Longney: St Lawrence, Longney|url=https://www.achurchnearyou.com/longney-st-lawrence/|website=A Church Near You|publisher=Church of England|accessdate=16 August 2016}}</ref>

==References== {{Commons category|Longney}} {{reflist}}

[[Category:Villages in Gloucestershire]] [[Category:Stroud District]]