Codrington, South Gloucestershire
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Codrington is a settlement in South Gloucestershire
, England. It is located near Junction 18 of the M4 motorway
south of Wapley
and Yate
.
Codrington is a hamlet situated alongside the B4465 road. It is in the Parish of Wapley-cum-Codrington in the hundred of Grumbald's Ash. It had one pub the Wishing Well, which was formerly the Codrington Arms that was linked to the Codrington Family who used to be based at Codrington Court before moving to nearby Dodington Park. Now the area is best known for its golf course on the outskirts called The Players Club. The hamlet is mentioned in Lemon Jelly
's "Ramblin' Man
".
South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire is a unitary district in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, in South West England.-History:The district was created in 1996, when the county of Avon was abolished, by the merger of former area of the districts of Kingswood and Northavon...
, England. It is located near Junction 18 of the M4 motorway
M4 motorway
The M4 motorway links London with South Wales. It is part of the unsigned European route E30. Other major places directly accessible from M4 junctions are Reading, Swindon, Bristol, Newport, Cardiff and Swansea...
south of Wapley
Wapley
Wapley is a rural village in South Gloucestershire, England....
and Yate
Yate
Yate is a town in South Gloucestershire, England, at the southwest extremity of the Cotswold Hills, 12 miles northeast of the city of Bristol. At the 2001 census the population was 21,789. The town of Chipping Sodbury is continuous with Yate to the east...
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Codrington is a hamlet situated alongside the B4465 road. It is in the Parish of Wapley-cum-Codrington in the hundred of Grumbald's Ash. It had one pub the Wishing Well, which was formerly the Codrington Arms that was linked to the Codrington Family who used to be based at Codrington Court before moving to nearby Dodington Park. Now the area is best known for its golf course on the outskirts called The Players Club. The hamlet is mentioned in Lemon Jelly
Lemon Jelly
Lemon Jelly is a British electronic music duo from London, formed in 1998. Since their inception, the band's line-up has included Fred Deakin and Nick Franglen. Lemon Jelly has been nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and BRIT Awards....
's "Ramblin' Man
Ramblin' Man (Lemon Jelly song)
"Ramblin' Man" is a song by Lemon Jelly, from their first studio album Lost Horizons, released in 2002. It features a conversation between an interviewer and 'John', the Ramblin' Man , during which 'John' lists 67 places around the world.When listed in the order in which the...
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