Dinedor Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Dinedor
Population:328
Population Ref:(2011)[1]
Static Image Name:Dinedor Church - geograph.org.uk - 157952.jpg
Static Image Width:250
Static Image Caption:Church of St Andrew, Dinedor
Shire District:Herefordshire
Shire County:Herefordshire
Region:West Midlands
Civil Parish:Dinedor
Constituency Westminster:Hereford and South Herefordshire
Postcode District:HR2
Postcode Area:HR
Post Town:Hereford
Os Grid Reference:SO510363
Coordinates:52.027°N -2.681°W

Dinedor is a hill, village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England.[2] [3] Dinedor is situated 5km (03miles) south east of Hereford. The hilltop is the site of Dinedor Camp, an Iron Age fort.

The name Dinedor is possibly of Celtic origin meaning hill with a fort.[4]

Dinedor is a scattered Herefordshire village, lying around 3km south east of the county town of Hereford. It contains around 135 residential properties housing up to 200 individuals.[5] The village is dominated by Dinedor Hill, site of Dinedor Camp, which lies at the south end of Dinedor Ridge.

There are two main centres of occupation, one clustered around the Church of St Andrew’s and the other on the slopes of Dinedor Camp.

Up until 1912 the vast majority of the land was owned by Rotherwas Estate, traditional home of the Bodenham family, this covered around two and a half thousand acres. This was put up for auction in 1912 and included in the sale were 15 farms, 19 small holdings, 25 cottages plus a blacksmiths shop together with shooting and fishing rights.

The church of St Andrew is thought to date from the 13th century. It was almost entirely rebuilt in 1867–8 by FR Kempson, except for pyramid-roofed west tower which is believed to be an original part. It has been a Grade II listed building since 1987.[6] The ecclesiastical form of spelling the name of the parish has always been Dyndor.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 29 October 2015.
  2. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 149 Hereford & Leominster (Bromyard & Ledbury). 9780319229538 . Ordnance Survey. 2009.
  3. Web site: Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer . csv (download) . 1 January 2016 . Ordnance Survey . www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk . 18 February 2016.
  4. Book: A Dictionary of British Place Names. A.D.. Mills. Oxford University Press. Oxford. first published 1991. 2011. First edition revised 2011. 9780199609086. 153 .
  5. Web site: Parish History . Dinedor Parish Council . 17 February 2024.
  6. Web site: Church of St Andrew, A Grade II Listed Building in Dinedor, County of Herefordshire . British Listed Buildings . 17 February 2024.