Longdon upon Tern: the Shropshire village of Thomas Telford's aqueduct

Longdon upon Tern is a village on the River Tern in Telford and Wrekin, historically part of Shropshire. The village is best known for the Longdon-upon-Tern Aqueduct, rebuilt by Thomas Telford in 1796 after floods destroyed an earlier structure. This cast-iron aqueduct is one of the earliest and most important monuments in canal engineering history. The village also preserves the parish church of St Bartholomew and its rural riverside setting.
Population: 127 inhabitants (1971 parish figure; later statistics are generally included within Rodington parish).
Distance: about 7 miles east of Shrewsbury and 7 miles north-west of Telford.
Highlights: Longdon-upon-Tern Aqueduct, St Bartholomew's Church, and the landscape around the River Tern.