Codrington is a

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South Gloucestershire South Gloucestershire is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, South West England. Towns in the area include Yate, Chipping Sodbury, Kingswood, Thornbury, Filton, Patchway and Bradley Stoke. The southern p ...

, England, situated alongside the B4465 road. It is in Dodington parish, and was formerly in the

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of Wapley-cum-Codrington in the

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of Grumbald's Ash. It had one pub, the Wishing Well, which was formerly the Codrington Arms. The pub was linked to the Codrington Family, who used to be based at Codrington Court before moving to nearby Dodington Park. The area also has a Baptist church in Wapley Road. Now the area is best known for its golf course on the outskirts called The Players Club. The hamlet is mentioned in

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's " Ramblin' Man".

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Codrington Baptist Church
Villages in South Gloucestershire District {{SouthGloucestershire-geo-stub