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150,000 into scientific and historical study of the Snodhill Castle site, plus an additional £500,000 grant to the Snodhill Castle Preservation Trust to complete clearing and restoration of the remains of Snodhill Castle, with the site opening to the public as of May 2018.
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competition is held in Dorstone. Each year the winner is crowned the "Grand Master of the Sloes".
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riding countryside and is noted for its scenery. It is within the catchment area of Fairfield
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rebuilding of the church in the 1890s a tomb to another de Brito was found which contained a
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This impressive motte and bailey is thought to date from 11th to 12th centuries
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was opened on 1 September 1881 as far as Dorstone and later extended to
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in Dorstone was reputedly built by Richard de Brito, one of the
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The last passenger train from Dorstone was on 23 August 1951.
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in Dorstone to house the workmen who built the church. During
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Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England
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Dorstone is located in Herefordshire
Herefordshire
OS grid reference
SO313418
Unitary authority
Herefordshire
Ceremonial county
Herefordshire
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
HR3
Dialling code
Police
West Mercia
Fire
Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance
West Midlands
UK Parliament
Hereford and South Herefordshire
UK
England
Herefordshire
52°04′13″N 3°00′06″W / 52.0703°N 3.0016°W / 52.0703; -3.0016

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