Old Sodbury

Old Sodbury
The Dog Inn
Old Sodbury is located in Gloucestershire
Old Sodbury
Old Sodbury
Location within Gloucestershire
Population661 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceST726822
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRISTOL
Postcode districtBS37
Dialling code01454
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireAvon
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Gloucestershire
51°32′01″N 2°21′22″W / 51.533601°N 2.356147°W / 51.533601; -2.356147

Old Sodbury is a small village and former civil parish in the valley of the River Frome just below and to the west of the Cotswold escarpment and to the east of Chipping Sodbury and Yate, now in the parish of Sodbury, in the South Gloucestershire district, in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England. It is situated in the Hundred of Grumbald's Ash. The village extends from Chipping Sodbury in the West to the Cotswold Edge in the East and is on the Cotswold Way. The Badminton Road (A432) winds eastwards towards Badminton, Gloucestershire through the village, up to the Cross Hands junction with the A46, which runs along the top of the Cotswold escarpment from Bath to Stroud. In 1931 the parish had a population of 837.[1] On 1 April 1946 the parish was abolished to form Sodbury.[2]

The village lies on an old coaching route, and is much more ancient than its westerly neighbour, Chipping Sodbury: hence the name 'Old' Sodbury.

  1. ^ "Population statistics Old Sodbury AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes Old Sodbury AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 December 2022.