Hilton, Lichfield District

Hilton
Pouk Lane, Hilton
Hilton Location within Staffordshire
OS grid reference	SK 10630 59273
Civil parish	Wall
District	Lichfield
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Lichfield
Postcode district	WS14
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Tamworth
List of places UK England Staffordshire 52°38′48″N1°52′30″W / 52.64667°N 1.87500°W / 52.64667; -1.87500

Hilton is a hamlet in the Lichfield District in Staffordshire, England. It lies within the parish of Wall, about three miles from Lichfield. It is formed around two roads, Cranebrook Lane and Pouk Lane. The M6 Toll motorway, opened in 2003, bypasses Hilton to the northeast.

History

Two folk groups had their territories divided by the highlands. To the west of Hilton, the Pencersæte and Tomsæte were located, and Hilton is likely to have fallen within the territory occupied by the Tomsæte. According to the Domesday Book, the minster founded or re-founded at Wolverhampton by Lady Wulfrun, a Mercian noblewoman in the 10th century, held the vills of Ogley Hay and Hilton in this region. These estates were almost interlocked with other vills held by Lichfield in 1086, including Wyrley and Norton Canes.

The farmhouse at Barn Farm was an earlier barn, which was converted to a residential dwelling in 1901 and still contains parts of the former barn, such as the barn door hooks, which held the doors, upon its front.

Geography

Geology

Hilton is underlain by Wildmoor Sandstone. Glaciofluvial deposits overlie the area.

Hydrology

Crane Brook runs through Hilton and on to Chesterfield and is the source for Hilton's main road name of 'Cranebrook Lane'.

References

• The geographic coordinates are from the Ordnance Survey.