Paddington. This line was opened in 1903 as part of the Great Western Railway, which runs through the village and under the hill above it. Trains used to stop at Chipping Sodbury and Badminton stations, which were closed following the Beeching cuts. The nearest station is now Yate on the main line from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham, which separates from the former Great Western Railway at Westerleigh, to the South of Yate. Lyegrove House, one mile east of the village just off the B4040 road to Badminton, is 17th century in origin, altered in the 19th and 20th centuries. The Gothic-style Lodge was built in 1835 and designed by Charles Dyer of Bristol. In 1927, Diana, Countess of Westmorland contracted George Herbert Kitchin (1870-1951) to restore the house and lay out the formal gardens. Other examples of Kitchin's designs are Compton End, Winchester, and Horsley Hall, Gresford. References David Verey, Gloucestershire: the Cotswolds, The Buildings of England edited by Nikolaus Pevsner, 2nd ed. (1979) , p. 351–353 Francis Fredrick Fox, The History of the Parishes of Old Sodbury and of Little Sodbury, and of the Town of Chipping Sodbury in the County of Gloucestershire, (1907) P.A. Couzens, Annals of Two Manors - viz Old Sodbury and of Little Sodbury, and Annals of a Borough - viz Chipping Sodbury, (1989) Both out of print, but available at Yate Library. External links Old Sodbury Village Hall – Available for hire Sodbury Players – local amateur dramatics group in the Yate and Chipping Sodbury Area Villages in South Gloucestershire District Former civil parishes in Gloucestershire