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Oddingley, Worcestershire

Historical Description

Oddingley, a village and a parish in Worcestershire. The village stands near the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, 2½ miles SSE of Droitwich. Post town, Droitwich. The parish comprises 894 acres; population, 152. It contains part of the hamlet of Dunhampstead, which has a goods station on the M.R. The manor belongs to the Galton family. Netherwood Farm was the scene of a tragical occurrence in 1806. The living is a rectory, united with that of Hadsor, in the diocese of Worcester; joint net value, £246. The church is of the time of Richard II., cruciform and good, and has some old stained glass windows and a tower.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyWorcestershire 
Ecclesiastical parishOddingley St. James the Apostle 
HundredOswaldslow 
Poor Law unionDroitwich 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Oddingley from the following:


Land and Property

The full transcript of the Worcestershire section of the Return of Owners of Land, 1873.


Maps

Online maps of Oddingley are available from a number of sites:


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Worcestershire papers online:


Visitations Heraldic

The Visitation of Worcestershire 1569 is available on the Heraldry page.

DistrictWychavon
CountyWorcestershire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtWR9
Post TownDroitwich

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