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                                  EXHIBIT 23.1

                          CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP
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                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


      We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc. 2000 Stock
Incentive Plan of our report dated January 14, 2000, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc. incorporated
by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31,
1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



                                         /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
June 26, 2000