Hinton, South Gloucestershire
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| Hinton | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Hinton is a village in South Gloucestershire, England.[1] It is one mile north of Dyrham and forms part of the civil parish of Dyrham and Hinton.[2] The Bull is the local pub.
Battle of Deorham
[edit]The Battle of Deorham (577 C.E.) was fought between West Saxons and Britons on Hinton Hill to the east of the village. It was a key moment in the isolation (on land, at least) of the Britons of the South West Peninsula from the Britons of what would become Wales.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 172 Bristol & Bath (Thornbury & Chew Magna) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319229149.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "From the Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society "The Battle of Dyrham AD 577" by Welbore St Clair Baddeley, 1929, Vol. 51, 95–101" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
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