Dodford, Worcestershire

Dodford
Holy Trinity and St Mary's church
Dodford is located in Worcestershire
Dodford
Dodford
Location within Worcestershire
• London122 miles (196 km)
Civil parish
  • Dodford with Grafton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBROMSGROVE
Postcode districtB61
Dialling code01527
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Worcestershire
52°21′N 2°06′W / 52.35°N 2.10°W / 52.35; -2.10

Dodford is a village in the Bromsgrove district of Worcestershire, England, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Bromsgrove, officially founded on 2 July 1849 by members of the Chartist movement.[1] It was one of five settlements created in the land scheme and retains a characteristic grid street plan, along with narrow lanes and many plum and pear trees from its market gardening past.[2] The civil parish of Dodford with Grafton has a population of 731.[3]

  1. ^ Searby 1968, pp. 32–45
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference nationaltrustarch was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Census 2001". Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2009.