Coddington, Nottinghamshire
| Coddington | |
| Nottinghamshire | |
|---|---|
 All Saints Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK835545 |
| Location: | 53°4’48"N, 0°45’0"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,684 (2011) |
| Post town: | Newark |
| Postcode: | NG24 |
| Dialling code: | 01636 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Newark and Sherwood |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Newark on Trent |
Coddington is a village and parish in the Newark Wapentake of Nottinghamshire. It lies three miles east of Newark on Trent itself. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 972,[1]which increased to 1,684 at the 2011 Census.[2]
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Mills
Coddington Mill was a four-storey brick tower windmill built in 1859 to replace a post mill on the same site. The tower was originally three storeys, raised to four when patent sails were fitted. It had two single and two double patent sails mounted on a cross, rotating anti-clockwise, with an eight-bladed fantail. It ceased working by wind about 1944, after being damaged by a blast from a landmine, and was derelict from 1947 until converted into a house some time after 1983.[3]
A post mill on a different site was recorded in 1818 as being owned by William Else; it had a two-storey roundhouse building. Another mill was advertised in 1818 as a good new erected brick Smock Mill owned by John Else.
Early history
The Domesday Book calls the area now known as Coddington "Cotta's/Codda's Farm".[4] Little is known for sure after this until about 1320, when "Coddington Stone" was used to build Newark Castle.[5]
A predecessor windmill of one of those mentioned earlier was first recorded in 1597. Around that period, land records begin to appear in relation to the village, which was sometimes known as "Codyngton".[6]
19th century
The chapel was built in 1827 and the Church of England National School in 1846. The school gained a local competitor in 1858.
20th-21st centuries
The A17, built in 1935, runs through the village. In 1938 a Scout troop was formed. A new school building was begun in 1956 and formally opened on 28 May 1964. The A1 bypass was dates from 1963.
When RAF Winthorpe opened in the late 1940s its married quarters were built at Coddington. With the demise of the air base, these houses were sold to the council in 1976. The area of housing, known as the Coddington Camp, was demolished in 1999–2000. The Hutchinson Road estate was constructed nearby in 1999.[7]
Further reading
- Views of Coddington Coddington History Book – 2007.[8]
References
- ↑ "Area:Coddington CP|(Parish)"
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11122151&c=Coddington&d=16&e=62&g=6457911&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1460025744406&enc=1. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ↑ Shaw, T. (1995). Windmills of Nottinghamshire. pp. 12–13. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Council. ISBN 0-900986-12-3
- ↑ Domesday Book entry for Coddington.
- ↑ Limestone quarrying and lime burning in Coddington.
- ↑ Milling around Newark before 1600.
- ↑ Oral history mentioning Coddington Camp
- ↑ "Views of Coddington" book
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