[3] The name derives from the Old English for "Woodland clearing of the family or followers of [a man called] Odda".

Parker was shot and beaten to death by a man widely suspected to be Richard Hemming, a carpenter from Droitwich.

It is part of the constituency of Mid Worcestershire, represented at parliament by Conservative MP Nigel Huddleston.

Nearby villages to Oddingley include Hadzor, Newland, Dunhampstead, Saleway, Sale Green and Tibberton.

[1] Oddingley's church is dedicated to Saint James the Apostle and lies to the south of the village.