Dodington, Gloucestershire

This article is about Dodington, Gloucestershire. For other uses, see Dodington.

Coordinates: 51°31′07″N 2°21′44″W / 51.5186°N 2.36225°W / 51.5186; -2.36225

Dodington
Dodington  Dodington shown within Gloucestershire
OS grid reference	ST752798
Unitary authority	South Gloucestershire
Ceremonial county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	BS37
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Avon
Ambulance	Great Western
EU Parliament	South West England
List of places: UK • England • Gloucestershire

Dodington is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. It lies in a small, fertile valley between Codrington and Old Sodbury, and runs together with the even tinier hamlet of Coombes End. It is about 2.5 miles south-east of Chipping Sodbury and 4 miles from Yate railway station.

The River Frome rises within Dodington Park, the estate that originally formed the economic basis of this small village. The Cotswold Way also passes through the north end of the village. The River Boyd rises just south of the village.

Numerous Roman remains, including part of a villa have been found in the parish. Dodington is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The village has grown little since then, boasting a mailbox and a road junction, but no shops and no phone box.

Dodington's most famous resident is James Dyson, inventor of the Dyson cyclonic separation vacuum cleaner, who bought Dodington Park in 2003. Admiral Sir Edward Codrington GCB RN, hero of the Battle of Trafalgar and the Battle of Neverino was born here.

External links

• GENUKI -- Dodington
• Local Focus Events and issues in Chipping Sodbury, Yate and Dodington