Longden

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England, south-west of Shrewsbury (OS grid ref SJ4406).

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Meanings

proper nounLongden (countable and uncountable, plural Longdens)

plural Longdens

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Shropshire, England, south-west of Shrewsbury (OS grid ref SJ4406).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishlang“long”
  2. EnglishLongden

From Old English lang (“long”) + denu (“valley”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Glendonendlong
Cite this entry
APA

Longden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Longden

MLA

“Longden.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Longden. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Longden,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Longden.

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