All Saints Parish Church
The parish church, All Saints, dates back to the Norman Conquest of England.A feature of the church is its octagonal tower,one of only a few such church towers in the country. All Saints Parish Church is one of the oldest in Staffordshire and services are every Sunday. The old parish of Dilhorne has changed a great deal over the last 100 years as outlying areas merged into other parishes or became newer parishes. Dilhorne parish itself is now linked with nearby Caverswall as the united beniface of Caverswall and Dilhorne.
There is also a Methodist chapel in the Godley Brook area of the village.
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