In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hilton like this:
HILTON, a parish in Stokesley district, N. R. Yorkshire; on the river Leven, near the boundary with Durham, 3½ miles ESE of Yarm r. station. Post town, Yarm. Acres, 1, 340. Real property, £1, 525. Pop., 127. Houses, 29. The property belonged, in the time of Henry III., to the family of Hilton; and belongs now to the Duke of Devonshire. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £50. Patron, the Duke of Devonshire. The church is good, and has a tower.
Hilton through time
Hilton is now part of Stockton on Tees district. Click here for graphs and data of how Stockton on Tees has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hilton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hilton, in Stockton on Tees and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12908
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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