Introduction

Note: there is now a dedicated history website at: http://www.dilwyn-history.co.uk Dilwyn has been thought to be Old English (Anglo Saxon) for a hidden place. This is based on 2 of the 4 names for Dilwyn that appear in the Domesday Book  i.e. Dilge. However, Dilge appears to refer to Sollers...
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History section articles

Note: there is now a dedicated history website at:http://www.dilwyn-history.co.uk Please explore the history articles available in this section using either the left or right-hand menus or choose from the article outlines below. 

Antiquities of Dilwyn

St Marys History

Note: there is now a dedicated history website at: http://www.dilwyn-history.co.uk St Mary's church has served the community of Dilwyn for well over 800 years and has developed from a quite modest structure to the much extended building that exists today.St Mary's church has walls of local...
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General History

Note: there is now a dedicated history website at: http://www.dilwyn-history.co.uk Before the Saxons, or the Romans come to that, North Herefordshire supported a thriving agricultural community based on the Celtic Iron Age hill forts of Ivington, Credenhill and Croft Ambury. The majority of land...
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Domesday Book

Note: there is now a dedicated history website at: http://www.dilwyn-history.co.uk Translation of the Great Domesday Book of 1086Dilwyn ParishThe following translated extracts relate to the area of Dilwyn parish. It shows that various communities were well established under the anglo-saxons before...
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Dilwyn's Castles

Note: there is now a dedicated history website at: http://www.dilwyn-history.co.uk Although small, the  village of Dilwyn, has several defended sites.Castle site no. 1 (SO 416 544)This site, origi­nally described as a simple moat, is in the southern part of the village. It is almost circular,...
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Gazetteers

Note: there is now a dedicated history website at: http://www.dilwyn-history.co.uk A gazetteer is a geographical dictionary or directory, an important reference for information about places and their past. The following gazetteer extracts refer to Dilwyn.A Topographical Dictionary of England:...
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Agricultural Union 1872

Note: there is now a dedicated history website at: http://www.dilwyn-history.co.uk These extracts give an insight into the lives of the agricultural workers of Dilwyn in the 1870's.The National Agricultural Labourers UnionExtract from a Report to the Union by Edwin Russell in 1872Condition of Farm...
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Dilwyn Map 1888

Note: there is now a dedicated history website at: http://www.dilwyn-history.co.uk Map of Dilwyn village 1888 

Sale of Townsend Estate 1889

Note: there is now a dedicated history website at: http://www.dilwyn-history.co.uk Sale of Townsend Estate 1889 

Dilwyn Map 1934

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Village Green

Note: there is now a dedicated history website at: http://www.dilwyn-history.co.uk The Village Green and its originsDilwyn's village green is a relatively recent acquisition for the parish. The area of the village green was once the site of Cross House as shown on the map of 1837.A list of fields,...
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RBL History

Note: there is now a dedicated history website at: http://www.dilwyn-history.co.uk A History of the Dilwyn Branch of The Royal British LegionClick on a picture to view ‘They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn. At the going down...
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Population

Note: there is now a dedicated history website at: http://www.dilwyn-history.co.uk Dilwyn's population grew until it peaked in the mid 19th century. Since then there has been a steady decline which reflects the general trend of an exodus from the countryside to available employment in the towns...
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