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'''Dinedor''' is a hill and a village in [[Herefordshire]]. It is found three miles south-east of [[Hereford]]. | '''Dinedor''' is a hill and a village in [[Herefordshire]]. It is found three miles south-east of [[Hereford]]. | ||
| − | The hilltop is the site of an Iron Age fort. | + | The hilltop of [[Dinedor Hill]] is the site of an Iron Age fort, [[Dinedor Camp]]. |
The name Dinedor is believed to be of Old Welsh origin meaning 'hill with a fort'.<ref>{{cite book|title=A Dictionary of British Place Names|first1=A.D.|last1=Mills|publisher=Oxford University Press| location=Oxford| orig-year=first published 1991|date=2011|edition=First edition revised 2011|isbn=9780199609086|page=153 }}</ref> | The name Dinedor is believed to be of Old Welsh origin meaning 'hill with a fort'.<ref>{{cite book|title=A Dictionary of British Place Names|first1=A.D.|last1=Mills|publisher=Oxford University Press| location=Oxford| orig-year=first published 1991|date=2011|edition=First edition revised 2011|isbn=9780199609086|page=153 }}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 23:15, 17 August 2019
| Dinedor | |
| Herefordshire | |
|---|---|
 Dinedor Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO533367 |
| Location: | 52°1’38"N, 2°40’51"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 328 (2011) |
| Post town: | Hereford |
| Postcode: | HR2 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Herefordshire |
Dinedor is a hill and a village in Herefordshire. It is found three miles south-east of Hereford.
The hilltop of Dinedor Hill is the site of an Iron Age fort, Dinedor Camp.
The name Dinedor is believed to be of Old Welsh origin meaning 'hill with a fort'.[1]
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Dinedor) |
References
- ↑ Mills, A.D. (2011). A Dictionary of British Place Names (First edition revised 2011 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 153. ISBN 9780199609086.
