History
The original settlement, Old Dilton, some 2.5 km (1.6 mi) south of the present village centre at grid reference ST860490, now consists of a couple of farm houses and the beautiful St Mary's Church (with a triple-decker pulpit and box pews). As fewer workers were needed in the local woollen industry, with the introduction of greater mechanisation, many moved to the common land of the drained marsh on the northern side of the ridge. By the early nineteenth century, Dilton Marsh had outgrown the older settlement.
At the end of the 19th century, it was noticed that the Westbury Sheep Fair in September caused low attendance at local schools, including that at Dilton Marsh.
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