Dinton is a village in Wiltshire, England. The village has good local services including two pubs, a shop with post office, a church, and a village hall. The River Nadder flows through the south of the village. There is a bus service to Salisbury that runs about 4 times a day. A railway goes through Dinton and although there is a station it is now disused. Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Small-town post office and town hall in Lockhart, Alabama A post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase postage stamps for mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up packages or other special-delivery items. ... The River Nadder is one of the famous chalk stream rivers of southern England, much sought after by fly fishermen because of its clear waters and abundance of brown trout. ... Salisbury (pronounced Solsbree or Sauls-bree) is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England. ...
Dinton was the birthplace of Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon[1]. Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (February 18, 1609–December 9, 1674) was an English historian and statesman. ...
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^Wanderings in Wessex by Edric Holmes., Chapter X. Available as a Project Gutenberg ebook.
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By 1829 most of Dinton's land was held either by the Earl of Pembroke (about 1500 acres) or the Wyndham family (1000 acres).The Dinton Park estate was sold to Bertram Erasmus Philipps in 1916 and in 1943 he granted Dinton House (renamed Philipps House) and its surrounding park of 200 acres to the National Trust.
The Dinton Church of England School, built in brick, was constructed in 1875 and it replaces an earlier stone building which still stands in the village near to St. Mary's Church.
The Victoria History of Wiltshire is a partnership between local authorities and the Institute of Historical Research at London University.
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