St Dubricius Church | Hentland

HENTLAND
Dedication: St Dubricius
OS Grid Reference: SO 543 264
Road Reference: Off A49
Access: Open during daylight hours.

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The main part of Hentland church dates from the 13th and 14th centuries . The name Hentland is a modern version of the Welsh Hen-Llan meaning “The Old Church”.

The St. Dubricius window is dedicated to Rev. William Poole. The hedgehog hidden in this window is also the symbol of ancient Archenfield when the Celts called it “Ergyng” which meant “Land of the Hedgehog”.

The organ in the chancel is by JW Walker was installed in 1869 and is now in need of restoration and a fund has been set up to help with this work.. The main entrance to the church is unusually on the north side following rebuilding in the 19th century. There is a spring and holy well on the boundary of the churchyard and Parson’s Common. Sometimes called the lipwell, one lip was for people , the other for animals.

The churchyard has many interesting old gravestones, monuments and yew trees. The 14th century churchyard cross was severely damaged in the 17th century religious arguments, so the effigies are now hardly recognisable.

The Churchyard Task Team project has recently helped with the conservation, management, and preservation of wildlife around the churchyard.