Coddington, Herefordshire
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 Coddington from Oyster Hill |
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| Coddington shown within Herefordshire | |
| Population | 99 |
| OS grid reference | SO719427 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEDBURY |
| Postcode district | HR8 |
| Dialling code | 01531 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
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Coddington is a hamlet and civil parish in eastern Herefordshire, England, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Ledbury. The west side of the parish falls within the Malvern Hills AONB. Coddington shares a parish council with neighbouring Bosbury.
The parish is small in area and population, with dispersed small settlements and farms. The church and surrounding hamlet (of Coddington) is situated on a shallow hill, which rises to 110 metres (360 ft). The highest point in the parish is Oyster Hill at 211 metres (692 ft), which has an Ordnance Survey triangulation station. Further 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 Ledbury and Colwall, both about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) away by road. The Herefordshire Trail, a long-distance footpath, passes through the parish, calling at the vineyard, the church and Oyster Hill.
Coddington was recorded as a manor in the Domesday Book (1086), then spelled as Cotingtune; the manor was held by the Bishop of Hereford.
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 now closed.
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