Coddington is a hamlet and civil parish in eastern Herefordshire, England, about north of

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. Ordnance Survey mapping The west side of the parish covers part of the Malvern Hills, an official Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Coddington shares a parish council with neighbouring village of Bosbury.Bosbury and Coddington
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Geography

The parish is small in area and population, with dispersed settlements and farms. The church and the surrounding hamlet of Coddington stand on a hillock rising to . The highest point in the parish is Oyster Hill at , which has an Ordnance Survey triangulation station. Other places in the parish include Coddington Cross (at a crossroads on the main road through the parish, which does not pass through the hamlet of Coddington), Bush Farm, Pithouse Farm, Coddington Court, and Woofields Farm. The nearest railway stations are

and Colwall, both about away by road. The

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, a long-distance footpath, passes through the parish, calling at the vineyard, the church and Oyster Hill.

History

Coddington was recorded as a

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in the Domesday Book (1086), then spelled as ''Cotingtune''. The manor was then held by the

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. The Ordnance Survey map of 1887 shows a school and a post office in the hamlet. It also shows two public houses: the ''Plough Inn'' and the ''Golden Cross Inn'', on the lane between Coddington Court and Coddington Cross. All these amenities have since closed. Coddington was home to Clyde Petroleum, established in the 1970s by a group of ex- Royal Dutch Shell employees. The parish has many listed buildings, including several

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half-timbered dwellings, of which Bush Farm is listed Grade II*.

Religion

The Church of England parish church of All Saints is a Grade II* listed building built largely in the 12th and 13th centuries. It features a

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. Church services are shared with nearby Colwall. The churchyard includes a Grade II* listed cross, whose base dates from the 14th century. There is a Buddhist retreat and study centre at Coddington Court.

Demographics

The 2001 census gave Coddington a population of 108, and the two parishes of Bosbury and Coddington combined a population of 888. This fell by 8.5 per cent to 813 at the 2011 census, when the estimated population for Coddington was 99.

Politics

Coddington (with two seats) shares a parish council with a larger neighbour, Bosbury (eleven seats). They and the parishes of Colwall and Mathon form the ward of Hope End, which elects one member to Herefordshire Council. At the most recent election in May 2015, the Conservative candidate, Tony Johnson, won the seat. He has since been elected Leader of the Council. Coddington lies in the North Herefordshire parliamentary constituency, represented by Bill Wiggin (Conservative).

Notable people

* Lionel George Curtis (1872–1955), a prominent advocate of one-world government, was born in Coddington.Tom Cargill: "How to build a better world", ''History Today'' Vol. 63, No. 2, February 2013. * Sangharakshita (London-born Dennis Lingwood, 1925–2018), writer, commentator and founder of the Triratna Buddhist Community, lived in Coddington.

References

External links

*{{Commons category-inline, Coddington, Herefordshire
Bosbury and Coddington Parish Council
Hamlets in Herefordshire Civil parishes in Herefordshire