Coddenham

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in Suffolk, England}}

{{Infobox UK place

|country = England

|official_name= Coddenham

|coordinates = {{coord|52.145|1.119|display=inline,title}}

| population = 570

| population_ref = (2005)[http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/38314C3E-02A0-4515-92FE-8909C6FDB3A3/0/Parishestimates01to05.pdf Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219023551/http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/38314C3E-02A0-4515-92FE-8909C6FDB3A3/0/Parishestimates01to05.pdf |date=19 December 2008 }} Suffolk County Council
620 (2011){{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11122149&c=Coddenham&d=16&e=62&g=6466397&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1471601047107&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=19 August 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}

|shire_district= Mid Suffolk

|shire_county = Suffolk

|region= East of England

|constituency_westminster=

|post_town= Ipswich

|postcode_district = IP6

|postcode_area= IP

|dial_code=

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|static_image = Coddenham. St Mary. 29.5.09.JPG

|static_image_width = 240px

|static_image_caption= Church of St Mary, Coddenham

}}

Coddenham is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located to the north of the A14 road, 8 miles north of Ipswich, the parish also includes the hamlet of Coddenham Green. In 2005 its population was 570, increasing to 620 at the 2011 Census. At the 2021 census its population was 630. Village facilities include a community village shop and café, a country club offering themed evenings, darts, pool and snooker, and the Coddenham Centre.

History

During the Roman occupation of Britain, Coddenham was the largest settlement in Suffolk.[http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/coddenham.htm St Mary, Coddenham] Suffolk Churches There were two Roman forts at the site at Baylham House, which was known as Combretovium. The Roman road from Colchester (then Camulodunum) to Caistor St Edmund (then Venta Icenorum) in Norfolk ran through the town.

The place-name 'Coddenham' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Codenham. The name means 'Codda's homestead'.Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.115.

The village was struck by an F1/T3 tornado on 23 November 1981, as part of the record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak on that day.{{cite web | url=http://www.eswd.eu/cgi-bin/eswd.cgi | title=European Severe Weather Database }}

Notable people

The motocross racer Dave Bickers was from Coddenham.

The astronomer and author Tom Boles lives in Coddenham.

References

External links

[https://www.coddenhampc.org.uk/ Coddenham Parish Council Website]
[https://www.coddenham-parish.uk Coddenham Parish Community Website]
[https://www.facebook.com/Coddenham Coddenham Facebook Page]

Category:Villages in Suffolk

Category:Civil parishes in Suffolk

Category:Mid Suffolk District

Category:Bosmere and Claydon Hundred