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Hentland
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The church of
St Dubricius, Hentland
Photograph © Chris
Musson & the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club |
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Hentland is a
slight corruption of the Welsh hen llan - the old church - and
must mean that the religious foundation here is of great
antiquity. It has been suggested that this church is the site
of St Dyfrig's original 5th century monastery, but that is
more likely to have been at Llanfrother within Hentland
parish. The truth about St Dyfrig is obscure: his legend is
recounted on the website
Early British Kingdoms. |
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St Dubricius church, Hentland. The chancel, nave and north
aisle were built or rebuilt around 1300. The tower is late
14th century.
Image courtesy of
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The original
dedication of the church seems to have been to St Teilio.
In the reigns of Edward the Confessor and Gryffyth of Wales
the dedication was to St Teilio and St Dyfric 'in one
cemetery'. It was at this time that Bishop Herewald of
Llandaff appointed 'Enniaun son of Cincenn' to the church. It
may be that an old monastic church at Llanfrother, associated
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Click for the Hentland church yew tree |
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Hentland church has only one road leading to it now. Once
there were at least five. It stands virtually alone surrounded
by fields and the village which once surrounded it has
disappeared. |
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An old view of
the interior of Hentland Church |
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Old lane leading south from Hentland church towards St
Owen's Cross and ultimately Monmouth. |
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Old lane
leading south-west from Hentland church towards
Gillow |
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Hentland school |
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The junior
class of 1935 |
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and the senior
class... |
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Hentland school in 2006 |
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Earthwork Survey at
Hentland, March 2006 |
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Excavations at
Hentland - 1970, 1971 |
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Places in Hentland
Parish |
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Gillow
Gillow is
another Welsh place-name - Cil Luch - 'lake nook'. |
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Hoarwithy
The hamlet of Hoarwithy is first recorded in the late 13th
or early 14th century - La Horewythy, the name being a
tree-name. |
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Tresseck and Altbough
Ancient townships, Tresseck and Altbough are now farms near
Hoarwithy
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Llanfrother
Now a farm, Llanfrother was a
medieval township and is the most likely site of a 6th century
British monastery |
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Kynaston
Now a farm 750 metres north of
Hentland church, Kynaston was a medieval township. In 1523 it
was assessed with Llanfrother as Kynarston & Henfrowder
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David Bennett
William Sweyne
John Sweyne
William Mallegwyn
John Wathen |
13 pounds 6 shillings
100 shillings
7 pounds
4 pounds
40 shillings |
Richard ap Howell
John Taylor
Joan Vaughan (widow)
Richard Tyler |
7 pounds
20 shillings
40 shilling
20 shillings |
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In 1536 it was again assessed with Llanfrother as
Henfrondre & Kynaston and two locals were wealthy enough
to be taxed: Thomas a Mynde was assessed has having goods to
the value of 23 pounds and John Swayne goods to the value of
20 pounds. Tax
assessment from Herefordshire Taxes in the Reign of Henry
VIII edited by M A Faraday:
Woolhope
Naturalists' Field Club, Herefordshire, 2005 |
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Red Rail
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South of Hoarwithy is Red Rail. A stone road
leading to the site of a ford across the Wye here was
excavated during the LOWV project. |
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Aberhall
First recorded as Abrehal(e) in 1255
this name may mean 'Eadburg's nook'. This was a manor of a family of that
name around 1670. Aberhall or
Abrahall was the place that the family of that name
originally came from. In the 15th century the Abrahalls held
the manor of Ingestone and Eaton Tregoz in Foy parish. |
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Treaddow
Treaddow is recorded as Trairat
in 1136-42. The original form may have been something like
Tre'r-adwy - settlement at a gap. The
motte and bailey castle at Chapel Tump, Treaddow is now in
poor condition and nothing is known of its history.
It was the township - villata
- of Trerado in Henry VIII's taxation of 1525 when the
inhabitants and their wealth was assessed as follows:
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John ap Gwyllym
William Hegyn
John Machyn
John Seymour
Nicholas Duggins
John Hythe |
20 pounds
40 shillings
60 shillings
60 shillings
40 shillings
20 shillings |
Robert Smyth
William Walker
Thomas Hawker
Ralph a Mynde
John a Mynde
John Gough |
6 pounds 13 shillings & 4 pence
60 shillings
20 shillings
20 shillings
20 shillings
6 pounds 13 shillings & 4 pence |
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Tax assessment from
Herefordshire Taxes in the Reign of Henry VIII edited
by M A Faraday:
Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, Herefordshire, 2005 |
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Chapel Tump |
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Cottages at
Chapel Tump in Hentland parish. This small settlement occupies
the site of a former motte and bailey castle. |
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Chapel tump on
the Hentland tithe map |
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Aerial view of
Chapel Tump |
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We know
nothing of the history of this site. Presumably the castle was
abandoned at an early date. |
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This has the
appearance of a squatter settlement, perhaps originating as a
group of rough huts on a site which was no longer of use to
anyone else. |
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Links
There is a parish web-site at
www.hentlandandhoarwithy.co.uk
Hentland GENUKI pages
Archaeological records from
Hentland are held on
Historic Herefordshire On Line |
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