Herefordshire · England
Longtown population
2,064people · latest estimate
Longtown has a population of 2,064, making it the 10th largest place in Herefordshire. The World Gazetteer published 2,064 for Longtown in 2005 and the current source still carries that same figure, so there is no measured change to report rather than no change having happened.
The other populations of Longtown
The same name covers more than one area, and each has its own figure.
| What you mean | Population | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The place itself The populated settlement, roughly the built-up core. |
2,064 | GeoNames |
| The built-up area Continuous development, where buildings sit less than 200m apart. Drawn from where the buildings are, not where the council boundary is. |
2,175 | ONS Census 2021 (2021) |
Why these differ: which population figure is right? · compare with another place
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: Herefordshire, County of population trends, 2001–2025.
Longtown in context
Distances are straight-line from the settlement's recorded coordinates. The 10 km figure sums the recorded places within that radius, so it describes how built-up the surroundings are rather than people per square kilometre.
The centre of Longtown sits in postcode district HR2.
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Nearby in Herefordshire
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivington | 3,100 |
| 2 | Kington | 2,626 |
| 3 | Credenhill | 2,271 |
| 4 | Lugwardine | 1,913 |
| 5 | Weobley | 1,101 |
| 6 | Ewyas Harold | 1,007 |