In written sources the village was mentioned in 1583, in a court case, it belonged to Kienderowski, a manor in Brest voivodeship, Grand Duchy of Lithuania. At the beginning of the 18th century it was mentioned as Ziolow starostvo. In 1764 at the Sejm of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth it was allowed to exchange the Ziolow starostvo for the privately-owned boras (villages, settlement) Suchacze and Raszyn for Jozef Bystry, since then Ziolow ceased to be a full-fledged starostvo. In 1766 the Ziolow village, which had the status of a non-township (without the privileges of a town/settlement) was owned by Michal Pac, he also owned the villages of Borodycze, Tolkowo and Podlesie (which was part of the village). In 1789 the village was known as Ziolow key, in 1790 there was a functioning church.

From 1795 it was a part of the Russian Empire, Kobryn district, Slonim district, from 1797 Lithuanian, from 1801 Grodno province. The village is on Schubert’s map of 1826-1840:

Also on the 1846-1863 military topographic map of the Russian Empire:

In 1858 the village of Ziolow, the center of the volost and rural community in Kobryn district, Grodno province. There were 173 revision souls (state villagers), church; Ziolow estate of landowner Maria Tutkiewicz B. (unfortunately the full patronymic is not known), 711 revision souls (state villagers). In 1862 a public school was opened. On the site RGIA F:577;OP:10;D:1102, there is a case on the redemption of land by temporarily obliged villagers from the landowner Tutkiewicz M.B.:

Case on the redemption of land plots by temporarily burdened peasants from the key-Ziolow estate of M.B. Tutkiewicz. (Grodno province) May 31, 1865 - June 23, 1867.

The village is on the map:

The village on a triple-surface map:

In 1886 the village had 21 courtyards and 292 inhabitants, a drinking house, a farm Ziolow, 2 windmills, a wine storehouse. In 1890 the rural community of Ziolow village owned 419 dessiatinas of land, the church owned 56 dessiatinas of land. Judging by the records, the next owner of the Ziolow estate was Maria Dolgorukoea, in 1890 her estate had 1805 dessiatinas of land, a winery was operating. In 1905 there were 454 inhabitants in the village and 96 inhabitants in the estate. There was a church-parish and public elementary school.

From 1921 till 1939 it was a part of Poland, the center of commune in Kobryn district, Poleske voivodeship. In 1921 there were 245 inhabitants living in 53 houses. In the ethnic composition of the population of that period Poles made up 93.1% and Jews - 6.9%. The confessional composition of the population was dominated by Orthodox Christians (80.8%), Jews (13.1%) and Catholics (6.1%). The village is on the Polish WIG map:

Since 1939 it was a part of BSSR, Kobryn district, Brest region, the center of the parish, there were 108 households, there was an elementary school. From 15.01.1940 in Antopol district, from 12.10.1940 in Zaniwje village council, there were 475 inhabitants. During the Great Patriotic War 17 inhabitants of the village died, 12 did not come back from the front. The village is on the map of RKAA:

In 1948 a collective farm was established. Since 1954 the village is in Imienin village council, since 08.08.1959 in Drohichin district. In 1959 there were 354 inhabitants, in 1970 - 919 inhabitants, in 1995 - 89 yards and 20 inhabitants.

References and materials used in the post:

• https://ru.wikipedia.org
• Cities and villages of Belarus, Brest region
• etomest.ru
• Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich