Bodenham
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| Bodenham | |
| Herefordshire | |
|---|---|
 Bodenham lake and church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO544506 |
| Location: | 52°9’27"N, 2°41’30"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 998 |
| Post town: | Hereford |
| Postcode: | HR1 |
| Dialling code: | 01568 |
| Local Government | |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North Herefordshire |
Bodenham is a village and parish the Broxash hundred of Herefordshire, situated on a bend in the River Lugg, about seven miles south of Leominster. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,024, reducing to 998 at the 2011 census.[1] The village is mentioned twice in the Domesday Book and is described as having a mill, 34 households. It was lorded over by Osbern son of Richard and Edwy in 1066 and Osbern son of Richard and Herbert in 1086.[2][3] Bodenham contains a church (St Michaels and All Angels Church)[4] a pub and inn(The Englands Gate) [5] and a School (St Michael's CofE Primary School Bodenham)[6]
Notable people
- Anne Devereux, noblewoman, Countess of Pembroke
References
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120888&c=Bodenham&d=16&e=62&g=6385908&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1446055608397&enc=1. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ↑ "Open domesday". http://opendomesday.org/place/SO5351/bodenham/. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ↑ Domesday Book. National Archives, Kew, United Kingdom. 1086. p. Herefordshire, page 11. http://opendomesday.org/place/SO5351/bodenham/.
- ↑ "Bodenham Parish". http://www.bodenhamparish.org.uk/church.asp. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ↑ "Englands Gate". http://www.englandsgate.co.uk/. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ↑ "St Michael's". http://www.st-michaels.hereford.sch.uk/. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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