Dodington, Gloucestershire

Dodington is a village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England. The village 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 southeast of Chipping Sodbury and four miles from Yate railway station.

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

Dodington
Dodington
Location within Gloucestershire
Population8,206 (2011)
OS grid referenceST752798
Unitary authority
  • South Gloucestershire
Ceremonial county
Region
  • South West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBristol
Postcode districtBS37
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireAvon
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
  • Thornbury and Yate

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.

In addition to the rural area around the village, the parish nowadays encompasses substantial housing areas to the south of Yate and Chipping Sodbury, the latter being the location of Dodington Parish Hall.

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