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Longmead Stadium
Longmead Stadium is a stadium in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Tonbridge · 2.2 km
About
Longmead Stadium is a stadium in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1980. Owned by Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. Managed by Tonbridge Angels F.C.. Coordinates: 51.2115°, 0.2691°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Longmead Stadium is an association football stadium in Tonbridge, Kent, England. It is home to Tonbridge Angels, who currently compete in the National League South.
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Background
History
The Longmead Stadium was built in 1980 by Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council after they had decided to redevelop Tonbridge Angels' Angel Ground in 1977 into a shopping centre. Tonbridge Angels were against the plans to evict them and demolish the Angel Ground and so took out a legal challenge against the plans. Three years later, the High Court ruled in favour of the Council but after negotiations, the Council offered the club the Longmead Stadium as compensation. One of the stands at the Longmead Stadium was named "The Jack Maddams Stand" after a former Tonbridge Angels striker who had died. In 2008, the Longmead Stadium hosted a charity match between an Alan Rodgers select XI and an…
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- Coordinates
- 51.2115, 0.2691
- County
- Kent
- District
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Parish
- Tonbridge and Malling, unparished area
- Postcode
- TN10 3JF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tonbridge
- Established
- 1980
- Nearest railway station
- Tonbridge — 2.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q6674094 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Longmead Stadium (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Longmead Stadium.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Longmead Stadium?
- Longmead Stadium is in Kent, London, United Kingdom (postcode TN10 3JF), in the parish of Tonbridge and Malling, unparished area.
- When was Longmead Stadium built?
- Built or established in 1980.
- Who owns Longmead Stadium?
- Longmead Stadium is owned by Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council and operated by Tonbridge Angels F.C..
- Is Longmead Stadium a protected site?
- Yes — Longmead Stadium is part of the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Longmead Stadium?
- The nearest railway station is Tonbridge, about 2.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TN10 3JF.