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. There were two Roman forts at the site at Baylham House, which was known as Combretovium. The Roman road from Colchester to Caistor St Edmund 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'.
The village was struck by 1981 United Kingdom [tornado outbreak|an F1/T3 tornado] on 23 November 1981, as part of the record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak on that day.

The motocross racer Dave Bickers was from Coddenham.
The astronomer and author Tom Boles lives in Coddenham.