Contiguous Parishes (our neighbours)
Baverstock - Compton Chamberlayne - Fovant - Steeple Langford - Teffont Evias - Teffont Magna - Wylye
Websites of Interest
Duncan and Mandy Ball's - Website for photographs of St Mary the Virgin.
GenUKI - For information relating to Wiltshire and Dinton.
University of Leicester's - Website has historical Wiltshire directories free to view.
Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre - The Wiltshire County Archives for all historical documents and the place to obtain original copies.
Wiltshire Community History - Historical information for parishes within the Wiltshire County jurisdiction.
Old Maps - Historical Map archive showing Dinton.
Parish Church Of St. Mary
St. Mary the Virgin is a dignified cruciform church; the 14th Century chancel with its elegant windows is a particularly striking feature; it has a roof ornamented with carved bosses. Having no aisles, the nave is sombre, but has an interesting west window and an early north doorway. Much of the building, nave, crossing, transepts, north doorway and square font of purbeck marble date from the early 13th century. The nave windows were apparently inserted in the 14th century. Later in the same century the chancel was rebuilt on a grand scale. It is of ashlar masonry externally and on both north and south sides has three uniform windows with reticulated tracery. Two of these contain original stained glass. The large east window has interlacing tracery of the same date. The two upper stages of the tower were added, or rebuilt, together with the vault above the crossing about the middle of the 15th century. At the same time the south wall of the south transept was rebuilt, and the north wall of the north transept repaired and a new window inserted. An octagonal stair turret in the angle between the nave and north transept is surmounted by a conical roof below the level of the belfry and is connected to the tower by a short passage. A great deal of restoration work was carried out during the later 19th century under the direction of William Butterfield, the well-known church architect. In the churchyard there are the remains of the steps and socket of a medieval stone cross. Architectural historian Pevsner describes St. Mary's as ‘A dignified church with the crossing tower as its centre, essentially Decorated, but with older and younger parts’. In the west transept are the organ and royal coat of arms of George II, dated 1740, both are memorials to the 17th century composer Henry Lawes, one of the outstanding composers and Court musicians of his day, and his brother William Lawes, a gifted musician, who were born in the village and have both been ‘Masters of the Kings Musick’ The church has a peal of 6 bells, rung from the crossing. Numbers 1 to 5 are all of 17th-century date. Number 6, dating from about 1350, is the heaviest, weighing 16 hundredweight. The bells are regularly rung for services and weddings.
| Incumbents List 1544-1800 | Appointments, Confirmations & Ordinations 1775-1886 | Burial of Henry Saunders 1805 |
| Sunday School Treat 1840 | Church Collections 1849 | Confirmations & Ordinations 1855-1867 |
| Petition for Abolition Church Rates 1861 | Testimonial for Rev. J. C. Stafford 1867 | Election of Syndosmen 1871 |
| Wilful Damage to Church 1872 | Contribution 1874 | Selection of Records held for St. Mary's 1874-1991 |
| Parish Church Reopened 1875 | Church Matters 1900-1999 | Dedication of Memorial Window to Rev. Audland 1938 |
| TV Role 1984 |
Church Memorials
| Hyde Brass Memorial 1600-1713 | Roger Earth Armiger Plaque 1634 | Laurence & Edward Hyde Plaque 1676 |
| Royal Coat of Arms of George II 1727-1760 | James Ashe Plaque 1728 | William & Barbara Wyndham Plaque 1762 & 1786 |
| Gulielmi Hasledine Plaque 1773 | William Wyndham Plaque 1773 | William & Elizabeth Wyndham Plaque 1786 & 1809 |
| Barbara & Henrietta Wyndham Plaque 1801 & 1809 | Laetitia & William Wyndham Plaque 1837 & 1841 | Charlotte & Henrietta Wyndham Plaque 1859 & 1860 |
| Thomas & William Maslen Barnes Plaque 1864 | James Charles Stafford Plaque 1873 | John Heslop Audland Window 1923 |
Parish Registers held at WSHC
Baptisms 1559-1920
Marriages 1559-1997
Burials 1558-1979
Parish Registers in Wiltshire 1888
Parish History
Dinton is a village located on the northern bank of the River Nadder, in the south of the Wiltshire county. It is about 8 miles west of the cathedral city of Salisbury and about 5 miles west of Wilton. Dinton is about 85 miles south west of London, or about 2 hours drive from London. The population, between 1801 and 2001, has varied between about 400 to around 600 residents during that time.
| Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1845 | Questioning the Meaning of 'Dinton' 1858 | Wiltshire Archaeological & Natural History Society 1861 |
| Best Kept Medium Village & Wiltshire Village of the Year 2008 | Best Kept Medium Village 2012 | Village of the Year Prize 2013 |
Ancient Monuments
Dinton has one Ancient Monument listed - Wick Ball Camp
Books
Tales of a Carter's Daughter by Lou Winter
Civil Registration
1837-April 1936 Wilton Registration District
April 1936-Present Salisbury Registration District
Population
Population Figures 1801-2011
Buildings and Land
| Domesday Book Entry | UK Land Tax Redemption 1798 | Notice of Petition for Inclosure 1808 |
| Destructive Fire 1820 | Snow Storm in Spring 1839 | |
| Owners of Land 1873 | Yew Tree Deadly to Beasts 1893 | Building Plan Records 1935-1947 |
| Proposed Transfer of Salisbury Museum 1949 |
Agriculture
Cattle Plague Regulations 1867 Foot & Mouth Disease 1870
Listed Buildings
Grade I - Buildings of outstanding architectural or historic interest:
Hydes House & Walls & Gatepiers St. Mary the Virgin
Grade II* - Buildings are particularly important and of more than special interest:
Little Clarendon Philipps House
Grade II - Buildings are nationally important and of special interest:
| Cottages Opposite Manor Farm (two) | Croome Monument in Churchyard | Dalwood Farmhouse |
| Dinton Lodge (including Front Garden Area Railings) | Dinton Mill Cottage, The Mill | Dovecote at Hyde's House |
| Fitz's Farmhouse | Fitz Monument in Churchyard | Hayter & Macey Monuments in Churchyard |
| Jesses (and Barn and Sheltershed) | Lawes Cottage | Lodge |
| Manor Farmhouse (and Dovecote at Manor Farm) | Marshwood House | Milestone near Junction of Baverstock Lane |
| Milestone about 50 metres west of Dinton First School | Old Schoolroom | Pound Cottage |
| Speargate | Unidentified Monument in Churchyard | Wheatsheaf Cottage |
National Trust Properties
Dinton has 5 properties that are owned and conserved by the National Trust:
Dinton Lodge
Is located opposite St. Mary's Church. "Dinton Lodge is a late C19 house which appears to incorporate sections of an earlier mid C18 house. Its distinctive and rather unusual architectural detailing makes it of special historic interest and as such it is part of a valuable group of buildings and makes a significant contribution to the historic character of Dinton." (British Listed Buildings) Dinton Lodge Gallery
Dinton Lodge 2015
Hyde's House
Formerly the Old Rectory. This was sold to Mr. Bertram E. Philipps in 1924 and was renamed Hyde's House after Edward Hyde, the first Earl of Clarendon, who was born in a house on or near to the site of the Rectory House in 1609. Hyde's House was also given to the National Trust on 4th April, 1943 by Mr. Bertram E. Philipps. Hyde's House - Not open to the public. Hyde's House gardens - open for selected Charity days. Hyde's House Gallery
Tenants of the National Trust 2012
Lawes Cottage
Lawes Cottage is named after Henry Lawes (believed to be his birthplace) the well-known composer, singer and teacher of the 17th Century. He was a leading songwriter for the period of Charles I of England. Lawes Cottage adjoins the property of Little Clarendon and was included in the bequeath of Little Clarendon to the National Trust on 7th July, 1940. Lawes Cottage Gallery
Lawes Cottage Controversy 2005
Little Clarendon
Little Clarendon and 29 acres of land was bequeathed to the National Trust on 7th July, 1940 by the widow of (Rev) George Herbert Engleheart & his daughter, on the condition that they remain as tenants. Mrs. Engleheart & her daughter also had a condition that Little Clarendon only be rented out to practicing Roman Catholics. Little Clarendon - Open to public- Very Limited Times (2014 - 4 Monday's in the entire year only 2-5 pm) Little Clarendon Gallery
Little Clarendon - Gifts to the Nation 1940 Held in Trust for the Nation 1997
Philipps House formerly Dinton House
Formerly Dinton House. Dinton House and 200 acres of parkland was given to The National Trust on 4th April, 1943 by Mr. Bertram E. Philipps on the condition that it was renamed Philipps House. Mr. Phillips had purchased the property in 1916. The Wyndham family had lived in Dinton House since they had it built in 1816. Philipps House - Open to public on 2 half days a week. Dinton Park - Open to public everyday. Philipps House Gallery
| Dinton House Sketch 1826 | Bertram Philipps Letters to the Newspapers 1924-1934 | Open Gardens Notices 1934-1936 |
| Dinton House Burgled 1936 | Philipps House National Trust Gift 1943 | Administration - Bertram Erasmus Philipps 1947 |
| Public Mansion for Rent 1996 | Pride and Pleasure 2005 | National Trust Council 2010 |
Wyndham Residency
| Wyndham Christening 1834 | Mr. Wyndham - Old English Gentleman 1840 | William Wyndham Elected Chairman of Warminster & South Wilts Farmers Club 1840 |
| Obituary of William Wyndham 1841 | William Wyndham, Jnr. - Magistrate 1859 | Deputy Lieutenant of Wiltshire - William Wyndham 1860 |
| Obituary of William Wyndham 1862 | Will of William Wyndham 1862 | Obituary of Capt. Alexander Wadham Wyndham 1869 |
| Obituary of George Wyndham 1870 |
Dinton - Dalwood Letters 1827-1853
George Wyndham (1801-1870), farmer, wine-grower & pastoralist, was born at Dinton, Wiltshire, the third son of William & Laetitia Wyndham of Dinton House, Dinton, an old and prominent family. The Dinton - Dalwood Letters are a collection of letters written to George & Margaret Wyndham of "Dalwood" in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia from his parents and family back in England. The letters were donated in 1960 by Mr. Alward Wyndham. George Wyndham & his son John are responsible for the Dalwood Vineyard - the oldest continuous commercial vineyard in Australia and is now known as Wyndham Estate (Wines).
| 9th October 1827 | 23rd December 1827 | 9th April 1828 | 9th July 1828 | 9th March 1829 | 7th July 1829 |
| 15th July 1829 | 16th March 1830 | 8th September 1830 | 10th November 1830 | 14th November 1830 | 28th November 1830 |
| 13th January 1831 | 7th April 1831 | 8th April 1831 | 10th June 1831 | 7th July 1831 | 5th August 1831 |
| 31st October 1831 | 7th December 1831 | 29th June 1832 | 24th November 1837 | 30th April 1838 | July 1838 |
| 18th September 1838 | 24th September 1838 | 13th May 1839 | 29th June 1842 | 22nd January 1844 | 18th January 1845 |
| 29th October 1845 | 31st May 1846 | 27th November 1846 | 29th July 1848 |
Spooky Tale
There once was a Benedictine "cell" in Dinton, probably between the church and the present Philipps House. Old Mrs. M. A. Burton lived most of her life at The Kennels, a cottage on the south side of Dinton Park. For many years she worked as a maidservant for the Wyndhams at Philipps House, then called Dinton House. Mrs Burton died in the winter of 1959, at the age of 92. She several times affirmed that she had often heard singing coming from a place, which she described as "between the church and Dinton House". Mrs. Burton was present at the burial of (Rev) Mr. Engleheart outside the private chapel at his house - Little Clarendon, Dinton. When she heard the priest chanting the funeral mass, she turned round and said to a mourner standing by "That is the music I heard within the park". Dr. R. C. C. Clay believed that Colonel Chettle cut a trench between Philipps (Dinton) House from the church and found some foundations and a holy water stoop (now in the private chapel at Little Clarendon). [Story reproduced from UncannyUK with kind permission]
Railway
Dinton Railway Station was opened on 2nd May, 1859 as part of the first stage of the Salisbury to Yeovil route. Dinton Station was one of six stations that were opened between Salisbury and Gillingham in that first stage. The railway line was originally a single track & used for passenger traffic only. From 1st September, 1860 goods were also handled and work on doubling the track began in 1861 and was completed in 1870. A railway spur line was built from Dinton station to Fovant for easier transportation to the World War 1 military camps located in at Fovant, Compton Chamberlayne & Sutton Mandeville.The spur lines was used to transport troops, wounded soldiers, equipment and supplies. It was opened on 5th March, 1915 and closed on 18th December, 1920. Dinton Railway Station was closed to passengers on 7th March, 1966 and to general goods traffic on 18th April, 1967. The former "Up" platform remains in existence complete with the station buildings, which are now in private ownership & used as a private residence. Read more about Dinton Railway Station Dinton Railway Gallery
| Railway Encroachments 1854 | Opening of the Salisbury and Yeovil Railway 1859 | Francis Brewer - Pointsman. Neglect of Duty 1859 |
| Pembroke Family & the Railway 1866 | Railway Employees 1885-1923 |
Public Houses
Directory of Public Houses, Inns & Taverns 1939
Penruddocke Arms
This is located half a mile outside the village between Dinton and Barford St. Martin. It was previously known as The French Horn.
Fire at the French Horn 1828
Wyndham Arms
This closed in the 1970's & was situated near the Railway Station. It is now used as a private house. This building should not be confused with the current Wyndham Arms listed below. In 1861, an application for a licence was made for the Wyndham Arms, at the railway station, and was refused.
Wyndham Arms
This is located on Hindon Road, the main road running through Dinton. The Wyndham Arm's is a mid 1930's hostelry with a distinctive white painted frontage. In the past this has had several other names including The East End, The Swordsman, and The Waggoner's Rest
Property For Auction, Let or Sale
Jesses 1994 Converted Former Methodist Chapel 2013 Pound Cottage 2013 Sandhills House 2015 Gardeners Cottage, Snow Hill 2015
Crime and Legal Matters
| Wilts Quarter Sessions 1661 | Bastardy Records 1784-1883 | |
| Committed to Fisherton Gaol 1811-1852 | Committed to Devizes House of Correction 1815-1843 | Daring Robbery 1817 |
| Committed to Unspecified Gaol 1827-1871 | Rioters 1830 | Stable Property Stolen & Damaged 1835 |
| Attacked & Robbed 1836 | Beware of Scamp 1845 | Policeman Stabbed 1846 |
| Ignorance and Folly 1848 | Offenders Fine in Lieu of Prison 1852-1872 | Sheep Stealing 1853 |
| Corn Dealer Summoned 1867 | Selling Beer/Cider Without a License 1868-1872 | Assault by Emily Dyer 1869 |
| False Pretences & Assault 1869 | Ill Treating a Donkey 1869 | Breach of the Peace 1870 |
| Stealing a Duck & Chicken 1871 | Ex-Policeman Charged 1872 | Proposed Alteration to Petty Sessional Areas 1883 |
| Thomas Duke v. the Magistrates of Hindon 1883 | Alleged Arson - Robert Gillett 1889 | Crime Reports 1850-1899 |
| Driver Fined 1926 | Stolen Funds - Henry Murray 1941 |
Bastardy
Bastardy Examinations 1850-1851
Court Cases
Committed to the County Gaol 26.5.1874
Theft
Directories
| Post Office 1849 | Post Office 1855 | Post Office 1859 | Harrods 1865 | Kellys 1867 | Post Office 1875 |
| Kellys 1880 | Kellys 1889 | Kellys 1895 | Kellys 1898 | Kellys 1903 | Kellys 1907 |
| Kellys 1911 | Kellys 1915 | Kellys 1920 | Kellys 1927 | Kellys 1939 | Post Office Telephone 1940 |
Education
| Parish School Dinton 1667 | Archived Records for Dinton School 1683-1870 | Dinton School Newspaper Advertisements 1844-1867 |
| Newspaper Articles Relating to the School 1852-1857 | Shaw House School, Melksham Results - J. Macey 1866-1867 | Dinton School Log Book 1914 |
School Photos
Can you help name the children in the photographs included in these two documents. If so please contact the administrators from the drop down menu at the top of the page
School Photo c1929 School Photo c1935
Emigration and Migration
| Parish Strays Index | Free Passage to Australia Advertisements 1838 & 1848 | Benjamin & Elizabeth Baker - Australia 1840 |
| Yeates/Yates Family to Australia 1854 | Rudgley Family to Australia 1865 | Naturalisation Certificate 1955 |
Employment and Business
Agriculture & Gamekeeping
Game Lists & Game Keepers 1788-1855 Game Licenses 1834 Making Hay in Unfavourable Weather 1883
Apprentices
UK Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices 1710-1811 Apprenticeship Records for John Weeks the Younger 1824
Apprentice records published here may not necessarily mean that the apprentice was from the parish but was apprenticed to a master within the parish.
Communications
Postal Telegraph Sub-office Opened 1872 British Postal Service Appointments 1874-1898
General Items
Wiltshire Retirement Archives for Samuel Yates 1877-1879
Labourers
Wiltshire Labourers 1871
Manufacturing
Markets & Shows
Pitched Market Proposal 1847 Cattle & Poultry Show 1852 Timber for Sale 1858 Barley Sold 1870
Medicine
Holloway's Ointment & Pills - Eliza Dew 1853
Situations Vacant and Wanted
Miscellaneous Documents
Non Conformity and Other Places of Worship
Protestant Non Conformity Roman Catholicism
Dinton Methodist Chapel
Dinton Methodist Chapel Gallery
Primitive Methodist Chapel 1895
People and Parish Notables
Accidents, Sudden Deaths and Suicides
Awfully Sudden Death - Edward/Edwin Douty 1856 Accidents 1868-1871 Accident - William Thorn & William Head 1869
Associations, Clubs, Organisations and Societies
Oddfellows' Order 1868 & 1871
Bonfire Boys 1890-2009
The earliest known record of the Dinton Bonfire Boys comes from a photograph of the Banner & participants of the Dinton Bonfire Boys with the date November 5th, 1890. Back in the Victorian era, the day was a celebration of the defeat of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, which was a failed assassination attempt against King James 1 of England. The plot was to blow up the House of Lords during the State Opening of England's Parliament on 5th November, 1605, as a prelude to a revolt. One of the plotters was Guy Fawkes, who had 10 years military experience & he was given charge of the explosives. An anonymous letter was sent to the authorities, warning of the intended plot & during a search of the House of Lords, at about midnight on 4th November, 1605, Fawkes was discovered guarding 36 barrels of gunpowder and arrested. At the trial of eight of the conspirators, including Fawkes, on 27th January, 1606, they were convicted and sentenced to be hanged, drawn and quartered. In January, 1606, during the first sitting of Parliament since the plot, the Observance of 5th November Act 1605 was passed, making services and sermons commemorating the event an annual feature of English life; the act remained in force until 1859. The tradition of marking the day with the ringing of church bells and bonfires started soon after the Plot's discovery, and fireworks were included in some of the earliest celebrations. In Dinton, the celebration of the defeat of the Gunpowder Plot took the form of a procession, which gathered at the Railway Station - which was also the location of the original Wyndham Arms pub. The procession, dressed in costume (mainly clowns), would end with a bonfires and the letting off of fireworks and crackers. Money was raised during this time & donated to charity. It remains the custom in Britain, on or around the 5th November, to let off fireworks. Traditionally in the weeks running up to the 5th, children made effigies supposedly of Fawkes (out of old clothes stuffed with newspapers) to be burnt on the November 5 bonfire. For almost 120 years, since 1890, with a few breaks for wars and the odd year between retiring organisers and a new generation, people have been watching the fireworks displays put on by the Dinton Bonfire Boys. In 2009, the current team of Dinton Bonfire Boys decided that the November celebration would be their last due to increasing health & safety and licensing red tape which had ended a long running tradition.
| Bonfire Boys - Short History by Mike Glover | Bonfire Boys by Mike Glover | Bonfire Boys - Fireworks Articles |
| Bonfire Boys - Newspaper Article 2007 | Bonfire Boys - Say Goodbye 2009 |
British Legion
Legion Fruit, Flower & Vegetable Show 1938
Friendly Societies
Wiltshire Friendly Society Membership 1827-1871 Wiltshire Friendly Society Anniversary Celebrations 1846
Horticulture
| First Wilts Horticultural Society Meeting 1835 | Bath & West of England Society - Exhibitor Joshua Yates 1866 | Flower Show Finances 1936 |
| Dinton, Baverstock and Hurdcott Horticultural Society Show 1939 |
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy Notices 1887-1898
Census Returns Transcripts
1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911
Deaths, Funerals & Memorial Services
| Funeral of Mr. Charles Penruddocke - Dinton Attendees 1929 | Death of Jane Jeffery 1938 | Funeral of Mr. Wyatt 1938 |
| Death of Hilda Lake 1943 | Funeral of Cecil Billinger 1946 | Memorial Service for Mr. & Mrs. B. Philipps 1947 |
Elections and Polls
| Poll of Freeholders 1772 | Poll Book 1818 | Mr. Benett Elected Knight of Shire 1819 |
| Members of Parliament Summoned 1852 | Poll Book 1865 | Register of Electors 1960-1961 |
| MP Nominations 2015 |
Entertainment
Village Festivities 1838 Christmas Festivities 1838 New Year's Eve Dance 1937
Family Notices
1800-1849 1850-1899 1900-1999
Funeral Reports
General Items
Sincere thanks from Thomas Miles & Anna Hayter 1820 Andrews Newspaper Index Cards - James & Phillips 1937-1947
Inquest Reports
Local Government Appointments
High Sheriffs for Wiltshire 1758-1856
Marriages and Wedding Reports
| Marriage Settlement Records 1799-1831 | Marriage Festivities of John Bullpitt & Hannah Chinnock 1869 | Stacey to Muriel Martin 1934 |
| Walter Stacey to Marion Dawkins 1937 | Roy Small to Muriel Nicholas 1939 | Major Perkins & Miss Gurdon 1948 |
Obituaries
Walter Bailey 1861 Rev. Charles Humphrey Cholmeley 1895 Miss Constance Penruddocke 1936
Parish Notables
Edward Hyde - 1st Earl Of Clarendon Henry Lawes - Musician and Composer William Lawes - Keeper of the Kings Music
Reverend George Herbert Engleheart
| Reverend George Herbert Engleheart | Articles on Engleheart | Daffodils Created by Engleheart |
| George Engleheart Letters to the Newspapers 1915-1936 | Catholic Herald Obituary 1936 | Times Obituary 1936 |
| 2nd Times Obituary 1936 |
Personal Research Items
Tuck Family Research Burial Extracts - This item was donated by Ken Tuck and contains entries that may or may not relate to the Tuck family however they have been published as such. Many refer to Quaker burials found across the county
Sport
Fishing
Fishing Advice in a New Zealand Newspaper - G. Ansdell 1904
Hunting
South Wilts Hounds 1840-1869 Letter to Editor Regarding South Wilts Hunt Meeting 1871 Otter Hounds at Dinton 1902
Taxes
Falstone Day Book 1645-1653 UK Death Duty Registers 1796-1811 Appointment of Select Commissioners for Land & Assessed Taxes 1842
Testimonials
Walter Bailey Testimonial 1856 In Recognition of Services - Jane James 1870 Testimonial in an Agricultural Flyer - D. Coombes 1913
Poor Law, Charity and The Workhouse
| Bequest to the Poor - Edward Whatmore 1787 | Guardians of Wilton Union 1835-1872 | |
| Election of Number of Guardians for Poor Law Union 1836 | Purchase of Items for Poor by William Wyndham 1839 | Census - Breakdown of Wilton Union Parishes 1851 |
| Paupers Recorded in the Census 1851 | Parochial Relief Recipients Recorded in the Census 1861 | Bequest to the Poor - William Maslem Barnes 1865 |
| Parochial Relief Recipients Recorded in the Census 1871 | Donations for Flood at Shrewton 1841 |
Guardians
Guardians of Wilton Union Appointed 1835 Guardians Dinner & Election of Guardians 1870
Probate
| Probate Index (WSHC) 1547-1861 | UK Extracted Probate 1589-1686 | National Probate Index 1858-1966 |
Estate Notices
Inquisitions Post Mortem of Lands Held
William, Earl of Pembroke 1630
Parishioners Wills
War, Conflict and Military Matters
Dinton War Graves Gallery Dinton War Memorial Gallery
The War Memorial stands in the northern end of the churchyard, which was supplied by Mr Bertram Philipps of Philipps house (formerly Dinton House). The memorial was carved in the shape of a cross, commemorating the men of Dinton who gave their lives in World War 1 and World War 2. The War Memorial was originally unveiled on 12th December, 1920.
| Chelsea Pensioner Registers 1792-1853 | Isaac Whitwood - Deserter, Army of Reserve 1803 | Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry Cavalry 1833 |
| Records of Armed Forces - Army 1836 | Royal Navy Registers of Seaman's Services 1858-1917 | Autumn Manoeuvres 1872 |
| Dinton War Graves Survey | Why the Poppy |
Boer War
Reservists Leave for the Front 1899 Wiltshire Yeomanry - Volunteers for Active Service 1899
WWI
| Inquest Report on Edward Taylor 1915 | Inquest Report on Thomas Anderson 1916 | William Henry King - Canadian Forces 1916 |
| Absent Without Leave - Pte. Thomas Jones (AIF) 1917 | Records Relating to War Memorial & Burial Rights by I.W.G.C. 1920-1921 | Constance Penruddocke - Aussie Mother |
Casualties of WWI
| Charles Bugg 1917 | Henry George Burt | Walter Henry Chapman | Edgar Walter Cuff |
| William Henry Dowdell | George Furnell | Frederick Hacker | Arthur James Sivell |
| James Snook | Walter Fred Stokes | Cecil Claude Taylor | William Tuffin |
Memorial Books
Diocese of Salisbury Memorial Book 1914-1918 Church Bell Ringers Roll of Honour WWI
Parishioners who Served in WWI
| Reginald Baker | Charles Furnell | George Jukes | John Ralph Jukes |
| Alex Unwin Lake | John Pomeroy | Walter George Scammell | Arthur James Stacey |
| Walter George Stacey | Wilfred Vicars |
Wounded Servicemen
Word War II
Casualties of WWII
Douglas Arthur Richard Bacon George Forsyth Cairns James Thomas Clark Guy Robert Hextall Harding
Spooky Happenings
Sergeant Melbury, of the Admiralty Police at the G/E Depot at Dinton, has two dogs. He is often on duty at night. When he is on night duty, at exactly 3.30 am every morning, the two dogs rush to the main gate growling and with the hair on their backs bristling. The gate and fence are lit by arc lamps. The sergeant always investigates but never finds any cause for the dogs' alarm.
