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Mordiford

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Mordiford
OS grid referenceSO570374
Civil parish
  • Hereford
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHEREFORD
Postcode districtHR1
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Herefordshire

Mordiford is a village in Herefordshire on the B4224 Hereford to Mitcheldean road 4 miles east south east 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 bridge in Herefordshire, dating in part to c. 1352 and completed in the 16th century.

Mordiford is best known for the legend of its dragon, 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.

Nearby is Sufton Court, a small Palladian mansion set in parkland.

A heart shaped corn dolly is named after the village of Mordiford.

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