Oddingley
| Oddingley | |
| Worcestershire | |
|---|---|
 Approaching Oddingley | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO909595 |
| Location: | 52°14’2"N, 2°8’2"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 197 (2001[1]) |
| Post town: | Droitwich |
| Postcode: | WR9 |
| Dialling code: | 01905 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Wychavon |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Mid Worcestershire |
Oddingley is a village and parish in the Oswaldslow hundred of Worcestershire, approximately six miles north-east of the county town of Worcester.
History
Toponymy
Oddingley 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
In 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]
Geography
Oddingley lies approximately six miles north-east of the county town of Worcester and about three miles 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.[5]
Demography
The 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]
Church
Oddingley's church is dedicated to Saint James the Apostle and lies to the south of the village.[5][6] 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2001 Census Worcestershire" (PDF). http://worcestershire.whub.org.uk/home/cs-research-census-populationreport.pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mills, A. D. (1998). Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford University Press. pp. 260. ISBN 0-19-280074-4.
- ↑ "Oddingley". Domesday Book. The National Archives. 1086. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7577667&queryType=1&resultcount=1.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Turberville, T. C. (1852). Worcestershire in the Nineteenth Century: A Complete Digest of Facts. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. pp. 123–129. https://books.google.com/books?id=07sHAAAAQAAJ.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 A History of the County of Worcester: volume 3. British History Online. 1913. pp. 456–460. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43153.
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel (1848). 'Ocle-Livers - Offwell', A Topographical Dictionary of England. British History Online. pp. 469–472. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51191.
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