Dinedor

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Dinedor
Herefordshire
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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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References

  1. Mills, A.D. (2011). A Dictionary of British Place Names (First edition revised 2011 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 153. ISBN 9780199609086.