Mordiford is a village in Herefordshire, England on the B4224 Hereford to Mitcheldean road 4 miles east south east of the city of Hereford.

Mordiford
Mordiford Bridge
Mordiford Location within Herefordshire
Population	527 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SO570374
Civil parish	Hereford
Unitary authority	Herefordshire
Ceremonial county	Herefordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HEREFORD
Postcode district	HR1
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Hereford and South Herefordshire
List of places UK England Herefordshire 52.03333°N 2.62822°W / 52.03333; -2.62822

This village grew up around an ancient ford over the River Lugg. The river is now crossed by the oldest surviving bridge in Herefordshire, dating in part to c. 1352 and completed in the 16th century[2]

Mordiford is best known for the legend of the Dragon of Mordiford, which, some said, would amble down from its lair in Haugh Wood to drink from the confluence of the rivers Wye and Lugg near the village.[3]

Nearby is Sufton Court, a small Palladian mansion set in parkland.[4]

A heart shaped corn dolly is named after the village of Mordiford.[5]

In Mordiford, there is a pub and a primary school.

See also

• List of places in Herefordshire

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mordiford.

• Photos of Mordiford and surrounding area on geograph
• Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868
• Description from Littlebury's Directory and Gazetteer of Herefordshire, 1876-7
• Mordiford Primary School

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