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Longton is a village and civil parish in the west of the borough of South Ribble, Lancashire, England. It is about 5 miles to the south west of Preston. The parish also includes the village of New Longton. ==History== Longton is a village of ancient origin. The parish church, St. Andrew's was completed in 1887 when the previous chapel of 1772 which stood nearer the main road was demolished. This stood on the site of an earlier chapel, the records of which are lost. Although a document refers to "Eafward Priest of Longton" as early as 1153, and there is evidence of a chapel in Longton just before the reformation in 1517,when William Walton endowed a chantry at the chapel, there is no evidence that it stood on or near the site of the present parish church. No archaeological evidence has ever been found on the current site, and the dedication of the early chapel is unknown.〔http://www.aboutbritain.com/towns/longton.asp〕 During the Middle Ages, Longton was known as "a sort of Holy Land" because the monks of Penwortham Priory tended their lands here. It was no doubt the monks who established the first chapel here. Many mediaeval documents survive which are mostly concerning rents paid to the Shireburn Family of Stonyhurst. An old source mentions a meadow called "Tirolkar" which bears a remarkable resemblance to the "Hallcar" of today.〔http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=53074〕 The parish was part of Preston Rural District throughout its existence from 1894 to 1974.〔(Preston RD ), ''Vision of Britain'', accessed 9 June 2014〕 In 1974 the parish became part of South Ribble. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Longton, Lancashire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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