Herefordshire · England
Longtown population
2,064people · latest estimate
Longtown has a population of 2,064, making it the 10th largest place in Herefordshire. In 2005 the World Gazetteer recorded 2,064, a rise of 0.0% since.
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
The 2005 figure is from the World Gazetteer archive and may draw its boundary differently from the current source, so treat the change as indicative. Sources: method.
Longtown in context
15 km
south to Abergavenny, the nearest larger town
3,071
people live within 10 km
#2,909
largest of 6,358 UK places
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 |