Dodderhill
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Dodderhill is a civil parish, near Droitwich, Worcestershire, England, located on the River Salwarpe. The parish is bisected by the M5 motorway, constructed in 1962.[1] It is home to the Droitwich transmitting station in Wychbold.
History
One of the earliest mentions of Dodderhill is of the Saxon Royal Palace recorded in the Saxon Charter of AD 692.[2] There was once a Roman fort and later an Anglo-Saxon church. The parish church of St. Augustine's, is on the hill overlooking Droitwich Spa. It was completed in 1220 and rebuilt in the 18th century.[3] A possible ley tunnel is said by archeologists to lead from St Augustine's, to Friar Street Droitwich Spa, part of a system of tunnels linking St Augustine's and St Andrew's churches.[4] (This 'tunnel' seems unlikely as it does not appear to have been located or mentioned when the railway and/or canal was built unless built after this time).
Notable people associated with Dodderhill include the MP Thomas Vernon, part of whose family estate was located in the parish; the royalist Sir Thomas Nott, who bought the manors of Sagebury and Obden in Dodderhill in 1637;[5] and the 'Salt King' and philanthropist John Corbett who built the Chateau Impney in 1873.[6][7]
Schools
There is one school associated with the area which is known as RGS Dodderhill. This is a private (fee paying) school for pupils from age 2 to 16 years. The senior school is housed in the old vicarage of the church shown above. As of 2022 there are around 150 pupils.
References
- ^ Dodderhill Parish Survey project: Transport. Archived July 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 9 February
- ^ Dodderhill Parish Survey Project: History. Archived July 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 9 February 2010
- ^ Worcester BMSGH Archived 2010-03-16 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 9 February 2010
- ^ Worcester News archives: Droitwich Spa tunnels. Retrieved 9 February 2010
- ^ Stephen Porter, ‘Nott, Sir Thomas (1606–1681)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004
- ^ Dodderhill Parish Survey project: People. Archived July 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 9 February 2010
- ^ Dodderhill Parish Survey project: Historic Places & Buildings. Archived March 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 9 February
Further reading
- Skerrat, Robin (2000) Memories of Wychbold before the Motorway.
- Dodderhill Parish Council
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