In 1955, the Brampton Bryan branch of the Women's Institute wrote a history of the village. It included a section on Herefordshire dialect.

The Women's Institute history of the village provides a fascinating snapshot of what it was like almost 70 years ago. The local dialect used in the 21st century will be very different from the one used in the 1950s. Incomers to the village, television, radio and distant travel have all made speech more standardised.

Here is part of what they said back then: "Although there are a good number of words of Welsh origin in our local speech there are a number of almost pure Anglo Saxon survivals too....."

Herefordshire dialect examples

Ardy-straw

Field mouse

Askel

Water newt

Bannut

Walnut tree

Brivet

To pry; also used of a dog searching

Caggy handed

Left handed

Crowsty

Bad tempered

Dacky

Piglet

Gully

Gosling

Jern

Quick, eager, enthusiastic

Larpin

Small boy

Moggy

Suckling calf

Nizgle

Smallest pig in the litter

Poother

To poke around aimlessly

Sally

Willow tree

Sclem

Rogue or thief

Slike

Slippery, smooth or glossy

Swodgey

Big bellied

Tansel

To thrash

Tiddling

Bottle fed lamb

'Herefordshire Speech' by Winifred Leeds, published in 1975 by ARCH (IBSN:0-947-618-01-5), is an excellent guide to Herefordshire dialect.