Oddingley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Worcestershire, approximately 9 km (5.6 mi) north-east of the county town of Worcester.
| Oddingley | |
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 Approaching Oddingley | |
  Oddingley Location within Worcestershire | |
| Population | 197 [1] |
| OS grid reference | SO909595 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DROITWICH |
| Postcode district | WR9 |
| Dialling code | 01905 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | http://www.oddingleychurch.org.uk |
History
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Toponymy
editOddingley was recorded in 816 as Oddingalea.[2] It was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Oddunclei.[3] The name derives from the Old English for "Woodland clearing of the family or followers of [a man called] Odda".[2]
19th century
editIn 1806, Oddingley became known for the unsolved murder of the village parson, George Parker. Parker was shot and beaten to death by a man widely suspected to be Richard Hemming, a carpenter from Droitwich.[4] Hemming was never apprehended and it was believed that he had escaped the country. In 1830, a body was found which was later identified to be that of Hemming.[4]
Governance
editOddingley is in the Bowbrook ward of the Worcestershire district of Wychavon. It is part of the constituency of Mid Worcestershire, represented at parliament by Conservative MP Nigel Huddleston.[5] It was part of the West Midlands constituency of the European Parliament prior to Britain leaving the European Union in January 2020.
Geography
editOddingley lies approximately 9 km (5.6 mi) north-east of the county town of Worcester and about 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Droitwich. Nearby villages to Oddingley include Hadzor, Newland, Dunhampstead, Saleway, Sale Green and Tibberton. It is situated close to the Worcester and Birmingham Canal.[6]
Demography
editThe population of Oddingley, according to the 1801 census, was 110. In the 1991 census, the population of the village was recorded as 165. By 2001, this had grown to 197 with 77 households.[1]
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Church
editOddingley's church is dedicated to Saint James the Apostle and lies to the south of the village.[6][8] In June 2014, the church website was launched to provide more information about the history of the church, its current services and upcoming events.
References
edit- ^ a b "2001 Census Worcestershire" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
- ^ a b Mills, A. D. (1998). Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford University Press. p. 260. ISBN 0-19-280074-4.
- ^ "Oddingley". Domesday Book. The National Archives. 1086. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
- ^ a b Turberville, T. C. (1852). Worcestershire in the Nineteenth Century: A Complete Digest of Facts. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. pp. 123–129.
- ^ "UK Parliament - Find your MP". Retrieved 7 June 2008.
- ^ a b A History of the County of Worcester: volume 3. British History Online. 1913. pp. 456–460.
- ^ "Online Historical Population Reports". University of Essex. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
- ^ Lewis, Samuel (1848). 'Ocle-Livers - Offwell', A Topographical Dictionary of England. British History Online. pp. 469–472.
