Mordiford

{{Short description|Village in Herefordshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| official_name = Mordiford

| coordinates = {{coord|52.03333|-2.62822|display=inline,title}}

| civil_parish = Hereford

| population = 527

| population_ref = (2011){{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126670&c=HR1+4EG&d=16&e=62&g=6385732&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1446029431791&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=28 October 2015}}

| unitary_england = Herefordshire

| region = West Midlands

| lieutenancy_england = Herefordshire

| constituency_westminster = Hereford and South Herefordshire

| post_town = HEREFORD

| postcode_area = HR

| postcode_district = HR1

| dial_code =

| os_grid_reference = SO570374

| static_image = File:Mordiford Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1365983.jpg

| static_image_caption = Mordiford Bridge

}}

Mordiford is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England on the B4224 Hereford to Mitcheldean road {{Convert | 4 | mi | 0}} east-southeast of the city of Hereford.

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{{cite web|url=https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/1759/mordiford_circular_walk.pdf|title= The Mordiford Circular Walk|website=www.herefordshire.gov.uk|accessdate=9 August 2021}}

Mordiford is 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.{{cite web|url=https://herefordshirepast.co.uk/places/mordiford/ |title=The legend of the Mordiford Dragon|website=herefordshirepast.co.uk |accessdate=9 August 2021}}

The Mordiford Dragon Trail opened in 2022, and describes the story of the Maud and the Dragon, with the help of statues, on a {{Convert | 1.4 | mi | adj = on}} walk around the village.{{cite web|url=https://dormingtonmordifordgroup-pc.gov.uk/the-parish/the-mordiford-dragon-project/ |title=The Mordiford Dragon Trail|website = Dormington and Mordiford Group Parish Council |accessdate=10 April 2023}}

Nearby is Sufton Court, a small Palladian mansion set in parkland.{{cite web|url=https://herefordshirepast.co.uk/buildings/sufton-court-mordiford/ |title=Sufton Court History|website=herefordshirepast.co.uk |accessdate=9 August 2021}}

A heart shaped corn dolly is named after the village of Mordiford.{{cite web|url=https://www.heritagesouthholland.co.uk/article/history-of-the-corn-dolly/ |title=History of the Corn Dolly |quote=Mordiford, a village near Hereford, gives us the heart-shaped design that bears its name |website=www.heritagesouthholland.co.uk |accessdate=9 August 2021}}

In Mordiford, there is a pub called the Moon Inn and the Mordiford Church of England Primary School.