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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 Dilwyn and Little Dilwyn and not the main manor of Dilwyn. This manor was shown in the other 2 entries as Diluen. This is more likely to be a Normanised version of a celtic (Welsh) name. It should be remembered that Welsh (the anglo-saxon name for the celtic language) was widely spoken in the area up to the time of the English Civil War.

Domesday is possibly the earlest written record found for our parish. However, these records do show that anglo-saxon communities were well established in the parish before the Normans arrived. So our history well pre-dates the Normans and may well extend back close to that of neighbouring Weobley which claims establishment in the very late 6th century.

We can only generalise about some of Dilwyn's history, as being just a small village, there is not a great deal of documentation available particularly for earlier periods

Please explore the history articles available in this section using either the left or right-hand menus.

We will continue to add to the history articles as information becomes available.
An article on St Mary's Church has recently been added and one on the development of Karen Court is in preparation and should appear soon.

If you have any information on the history of Dilwyn then we would be more than grateful to receive it.

Old photographs of Dilwyn can be accessed here .

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