Mordiford

Human settlement in England

Hereford

Unitary authority

Herefordshire

Herefordshire

Region

West Midlands

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Hereford and South Herefordshire

List of places: UK; England; Herefordshire

52°02′00″N 2°37′42″W / 52.03333°N 2.62822°W / 52.03333; -2.62822

Mordiford is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England on the B4224 Hereford to Mitcheldean road 4 miles (6 km) east-southeast of the city of Hereford.

This village grew up around an ancient ford over the River Lugg. The river is now crossed by the oldest surviving bridge in Herefordshire, dating in part to c. 1352 and completed in the 16th century^[2]

Mordiford is known for the legend of the Dragon of Mordiford, which, some said, would amble down from its lair in Haugh Wood to drink from the confluence of the rivers Wye and Lugg near the village.^[3]

The Mordiford Dragon Trail opened in 2022, and describes the story of the Maud and the Dragon, with the help of statues, on a 1.4-mile (2.3 km) walk around the village.^[4]

Nearby is Sufton Court, a small Palladian mansion set in parkland.^[5]

A heart shaped corn dolly is named after the village of Mordiford.^[6]

In Mordiford, there is a pub and a primary school.

References

^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 28 October 2015.
^ "The Mordiford Circular Walk" (PDF). www.herefordshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ "The legend of the Mordiford Dragon". herefordshirepast.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ "The Mordiford Dragon Trail". Dormington and Mordiford Group Parish Council. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
^ "Sufton Court History". herefordshirepast.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ "History of the Corn Dolly". www.heritagesouthholland.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2021. Mordiford, a village near Hereford, gives us the heart-shaped design that bears its name