Clodock is a village in the west of Herefordshire

Herefordshire

Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...

, England. It lies on the River Monnow

River Monnow

The River Monnow flows through south-west Herefordshire, England and eastern Monmouthshire, Wales.- Border River :For much of its short length it marks the border between England and Wales before it joins the River Wye at Monmouth. The Wye is also half English from Monmouth until it meets the...

 in the foothills of the Black Mountains

Black Mountains, Wales

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, close to the border with Wales. The village is in the civil parish

Civil parish

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 of Longtown

Longtown, Herefordshire

Longtown is a linear village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. The civil parish also includes the village of Clodock. In the 2001 census the population of the parish was 474.- Location :...

.

Before 1536 Clodock was in the marcher lordship

Welsh Marches

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 of Ewyas

Ewyas

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. Until 1866 it was a large parish (until 1852 in the diocese of St. David's), which included the chapelries

Chapelry

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 of Craswall

Craswall

Craswall is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. It lies in the far west of the county, in the foothills of the Black Mountains close to the border with Wales....

, Llanveynoe

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, Longtown and Newton. In 1866 each chapelry became a separate civil parish, and the village of Clodock became part of the civil parish of Longtown.

The parish church is dedicated to St Clydawg (or Clydog), king of Ewyas, who was martyred in about 500 AD. The present church dates from the 12th century, and is a Grade 1 Listed Building.