Dodderhill
| Dodderhill | |
| Worcestershire | |
|---|---|
 St Augustine's parish church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO901637 |
| Location: | 52°17’1"N, 2°7’30"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Droitwich |
| Postcode: | WR9 |
| Dialling code: | 01905 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Wychavon |
Dodderhill is a village and parish near Droitwich, Worcestershire, located on the River Salwarpe. The parish is bisected by the M5 motorway, constructed in 1962.[1] It is home to the Droitwich transmitting station in Wychbold.
History
One of the earliest mentions of Dodderhill is of the Saxon Royal Palace recorded in the Saxon Charter of AD 692.[2] There was once a Roman fort and later an Anglo-Saxon church. The parish church of St Augustine's, is on the hill overlooking Droitwich Spa. It was completed in 1220 and rebuilt in the 18th century.[3] A possible ley tunnel is said by archeologists to lead from St Augustine's, to Friar Street Droitwich Spa, part of a system of tunnels linking St Augustine's and St Andrew's churches.[4] (This 'tunnel' seems unlikely as it does not appear to have been located or mentioned when the railway and/or canal was built unless built after this time.
Notable people associated with Dodderhill include the MP Thomas Vernon, part of whose family estate was located in the parish; the royalist Sir Thomas Nott, who bought the manors of Sagebury and Obden in Dodderhill in 1637;[5] and the 'Salt King' and philanthropist John Corbett who built the Chateau Impney in 1873[6][7]
Schools
There is one school associated with the area which is known as Dodderhill School. This is a private (fee-paying) school for girls only from age 3 to 16 years. The senior school is housed in the old vicarage of the church shown above. As of 2010 there are around 200 girls.
References
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Dodderhill) |
- ↑ Dodderhill Parish Survey project: Transport. Retrieved 9 February 2010
- ↑ Dodderhill Parish Survey Project: History. Retrieved 9 February 2010
- ↑ Worcester BMSGH Retrieved 9 February 2010
- ↑ Worcester News archives: Droitwich Spa tunnels. Retrieved 9 February 2010
- ↑ Stephen Porter, ‘Nott, Sir Thomas (1606–1681)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004
- ↑ Dodderhill Parish Survey project: People. Retrieved 9 February 2010
- ↑ Dodderhill Parish Survey project: Historic Places & Buildings. Retrieved 9 February 2010
Further reading
- Skerrat, Robin (2000) Memories of Wychbold before the Motorway.
- Dodderhill Parish Council