Mordiford Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Mordiford
Coordinates:52.0333°N -2.6282°W
Civil Parish:Hereford
Population:527
Population Ref:(2011)[1]
Unitary England:Herefordshire
Region:West Midlands
Lieutenancy England:Herefordshire
Constituency Westminster:Hereford and South Herefordshire
Post Town:HEREFORD
Postcode Area:HR
Postcode District:HR1
Os Grid Reference:SO570374
Static Image:File:Mordiford Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1365983.jpg
Static Image Caption:Mordiford Bridge

Mordiford is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England on the B4224 Hereford to Mitcheldean road 4miles east-southeast of the city of Hereford.

This village grew up around an ancient ford over the River Lugg. The river is now crossed by the oldest surviving bridge in Herefordshire, dating in part to c. 1352 and completed in the 16th century[2]

Mordiford is known for the legend of the Dragon of Mordiford, which, some said, would amble down from its lair in Haugh Wood to drink from the confluence of the rivers Wye and Lugg near the village.[3]

The Mordiford Dragon Trail opened in 2022, and describes the story of the Maud and the Dragon, with the help of statues, on a 1.4miles walk around the village.[4]

Nearby is Sufton Court, a small Palladian mansion set in parkland.[5]

A heart shaped corn dolly is named after the village of Mordiford.[6]

In Mordiford, there is a pub and a primary school.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 28 October 2015.
  2. Web site: The Mordiford Circular Walk. www.herefordshire.gov.uk. 9 August 2021.
  3. Web site: The legend of the Mordiford Dragon. herefordshirepast.co.uk . 9 August 2021.
  4. Web site: The Mordiford Dragon Trail. Dormington and Mordiford Group Parish Council . 10 April 2023.
  5. Web site: Sufton Court History. herefordshirepast.co.uk . 9 August 2021.
  6. Web site: History of the Corn Dolly . Mordiford, a village near Hereford, gives us the heart-shaped design that bears its name . www.heritagesouthholland.co.uk . 9 August 2021.