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.