History, Topography and Directory of Herefordshire: Dilwyn
E. Cassey & Co 1858
Transcription of Dilwyn extract D.H.G. 2010

Dilwyn is an extensive parish and considerable village, distant 6 miles south-west from Leominster, 2 north from Weobly, 12 north-west from Hereford, and 16 north-east from Hay, in the Hundreds of Wolphy and Stretford, Weobly Union, Weston deanery, Hereford archdeaconry and bishopric; it is situated on the Leominster and Hay turnpike road. The church of St. Mary, an ancient stone building in the Norman and Elizabethan style of architecture, was thoroughly repaired in 1851, will accommodate 850 persons, has a square tower with an excellent spire of wood, in which are placed six fine toned bells; the interior consists of nave, chancel, two side-aisles, organ, and a font; in north wall are several marble tablets to the memory of the Lambe and Phillips families, and on the south side of the church is a very substantial and elegant stone porch. The living is a vicarage, worth £400 yearly, with residence and 36 acres of glebe land, in the gift of the Bishop of Hereford; the Rev. Henry Charles Morgan, M.A., is incumbent, and the Rev. James Powell, M.A., is curate. Here is a National school for boys and girls, built in 1845; it will accommodate 160. It is supported by voluntary subscriptions, Government grants, and an endowment of £15 per annum; the master and mistress are also furnished with a residence.There is a small Primitive Methodist chapel, situate in the township of Church Dilwyn, a quarter of a mile east from the church. The population, in 1851, was 1,112, and the acreage is 5,973.The soil is clayey and loamy. Captain Daniel Peploe Peploe is lord of the manor; and Captain D. P. Peploe, Lacon William Lambe, Esq., and John Edward Wilson, Esq., are the chief landowners. The soil is fertile, and produces hops, wheat, barley, beans, and peas. There are charities of £14 yearly value. Dilwyn lordship formerly belonged to Walter de Gamage, who gave the right of dispasturing on Midsummer Meadows to the inhabitants of Leominster. Bidney is a respectable farm house in the occupation of Mr. Henry Smith, it was formerly the residence of the Lambes.

Post Office - Mr. John Deane, postmaster. Letters arrive from Leominster at a quarter to 12 a.m., and are despatched thereto at a quarter past 3 p.m..

The nearest money order office is at Weobley.

Miscellaneous
Brooks, Edward, blacksmith
Coleman, Mrs., Hill top
Deane, Mr. John, school and post master
Harris, Mr. William
Higgins, Mrs.
Hughes, Maria, shopkeeper
Hughes, Richard, boot & shoemaker, Stockwin
Jones, Jones, miller, New mill
Lewis, William, wheelwright
Lloyd, Mr. Thomas
Llewellyn, Richard, relieving officer and registrar of births and deaths
Lord, James, Crown Inn, & butcher
Matthews, John, wheelwright
Morgan, John, plumber, painter, & glazier
Parry, Edwin, blacksmith
Powell, William, boot and shoemaker
Smallwood, Thomas, timber agent to Dimmock & Co., Gravel hill
Southall, Thomas, cooper
Thomas, William, carpenter
Watkins, Richard, shopkeeper

Farmers
Addis, John
Brace Mrs. Eleanor, Upper Haven
Brace, Thomas, Upper Haven
Bray, George, Haven
Bray, George, junr., Little Newton and Haven
Burlton, John, Luntley
Cranston, Thomas, Little Dilwyn
Davies, James, Boyce field
Dent, Stephen, Alton Court
Evans, Thomas, Swanson
Hope, Henry, Stockwin
Lane, Thomas, White House, Luntley
Lewis, Mrs., the Hurst
Moore, Henry, Field's place
Moore, William, Newton
Munn, John Tomkins, Perry ditch
Oliver, William, Bearton
Palmer, George, Tyrrells court
Pitt, George, Chadnor court
Rogers, Aaron, the Homme
Sankey, Thomas, Venmoor
Smith, Henry, Bidney
Williams, Thomas, the Hurst
Winnall, William, Lower Chadnor