In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hill like this:
HILL, a township in Halesowen parish, Worcester; near the river Stour, the Netherton canal, and the boundary with Salop, in the vicinity of Halesowen. Pop. in 1851, 1, 122; in 1861, 1, 328. Houses, 256. The increase of pop. arose from the extension of the iron manufacture.
Hill through time
Hill is now part of Dudley district. Click here for graphs and data of how Dudley has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hill itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hill, in Dudley and Worcestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9906
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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