Discover Coddington: Church, Windmill and Moated Site

Coddington combines several historical features with an exploration in which careful planning plays an important role. All Saints Church, Coddington Windmill and Coddington Moated Site each tell the story of the place in their own way. Anyone wishing to combine a trip with cultural discoveries can get to know these sites in different ways: as the starting point of a History Trail, by viewing them from the road or through notable details of the buildings and monuments.

All Saints Church and memories at the south porch

All Saints Church in Coddington is a Grade II* listed building. This makes it one of the village’s defining historical points of reference. The Coddington History Trail starts at All Saints Church, away from Main Street. For planning your day, this starting point is particularly useful if you want to explore Coddington’s history not only through individual buildings but also along a designated route.

At the south porch of the church are the gravestones of the Penswick Smith family. They include Constance Penswick Smith, who is described as the founder of the movement to establish Mothering Sunday. This detail adds a personal and heritage-related aspect to the church’s architectural significance. Anyone interested in churches, gravestones and local commemorative culture will find a specific reason here to take a careful, unhurried look at the site.

Coddington Windmill from two perspectives

Coddington Windmill is a listed tower windmill made of tar-coated brickwork. It is a small, four-storey tower windmill dating from around 1859. This combination of form, material and date makes it an illustrative example of the historic character of the village.

For viewing it today, however, an important point should be noted: Coddington Windmill is now a private house without a cap or sails. You should therefore not assume that the interior can be visited. The mill remains interesting as a historic building and a clearly identifiable stop on the Coddington History Trail, but its current use changes how you should incorporate it into your travel planning.

Coddington Moated Site and route planning

Coddington Moated Site has the status of a Scheduled Monument under entry 68. Its maximum depth is 2.0 metres. At the same time, the site is on private land and can only be viewed from the road. This restriction is one of the key pieces of information for a visit: the moated site is a protected historical point of reference, but not an openly accessible area that you can simply enter.

The route situation on the Coddington History Trail also merits a careful look. There is no footpath on the trail between Coddington Moated Site and Coddington Windmill. If you want to link several stops together, you should take this section into account when planning your day. For travel groups with different interests, it may be useful to decide in advance whether the focus should be on the church and places of remembrance, on the windmill or on viewing the moated site from the road.

The right accommodation for exploring the village

When looking for a holiday apartment or holiday cottage in Coddington, it helps to organise your planned historical experiences first. The starting point at All Saints Church, the windmill’s current private use and the restricted viewing of the moated site result in different daily itineraries. What matters is not an assumed proximity to the individual attractions, but how you want to incorporate the History Trail and the individual stops into your stay.

The three stops offer different thematic focuses: the church provides an opportunity to engage with local remembrance, the windmill draws attention to form and use, and the moated site combines listed status with a clear viewing rule. This allows travel planning to be aligned with the specific features of the sites, without promising more accessibility or viewing opportunities than are available on site.

More local pages for planning your trip

For your further search for suitable destinations, you can also visit the pages for Upper Broughton, Winthorpe, Clayworth, Torworth, Haughton, Worksop, Colston Bassett and Clifton.

To view the higher-level travel overview: Nottinghamshire.