Dilwyn is a village in
Herefordshire
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, England located about from the city of
Hereford
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and from its nearest town,
Leominster
Leominster ( ) is a market town in Herefordshire, England; it is located at the confluence of the River Lugg and its tributary the River Kenwater. The town is north of Hereford and south of Ludlow in Shropshire. With a population of almos ...
. It is situated on the northern edge of a broad valley that stretches from the
River Wye
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through to Leominster. Running through the valley, south of the village, is the Stretford Brook whilst to the north are the rivers
Arrow
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and
Lugg.
Dilwyn
civil parish
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includes the hamlets of Sollers Dilwyn, Little Dilwyn, The Haven, Hill Top, The Hurst, Headland, Bearton, Bidney, Henwood, Stockmoor and Stockingfield amongst others. There are over 200 dwellings spread throughout the of the parish. The population in 2001 was 758.
The 12th-century village church of St Mary is a grade I listed building. It was realigned from the original Norman setting, the south arcade surviving with buttresses in the southern part of the old nave. The chancel contains unique example of ballflowers decoration in the chancel, and with the north transept dates from 1310 to 1330. The rood and parclose screens are also medieval. The foliated crosses on coffin lids in the south aisle are medieval with 14th century tiles. The south porch in 16th century. The only surviving effigy is one of a knight from circa 1320. There is a damaged cement or composition of a kneeling couple from the late 15th century under canopies; the damage is modern. The churchyard contains
Commonwealth war graves of a
Royal Navy
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seaman and a
Royal Garrison Artillery
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soldier of
World War I
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.
CWGC Cemetery report, details from casualty record.
Dilwyn is in the popular tourist area of north-west Herefordshire and is on the black and white village trail. The village, the surrounding area and the market towns of Leominster and Kington are well known for their black and white timber-framed buildings. Dilwyn itself has many black and white half-timbered houses, both within the central village and scattered throughout the many hamlets within the extensive of this rural parish.
See also
* Haven Herefords
References
External links
Dilwyn community website
Photos of Dilwyn and surrounding area on geograph
Villages in Herefordshire
Civil parishes in Herefordshire
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