Hilton, County Durham

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Hilton
County Durham
Hilton village, near West Auckland - geograph.org.uk - 90651.jpg
Location
Grid reference: NZ163224
Location: 54°35’50"N, 1°44’56"W
Data
Local Government
Council: Durham

Hilton is a village in County Durham, about nine miles north-west of Darlington. Nearby places are Ingleton and Staindrop.

The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as less than 100.

Hilton Hall is a former mediæval chantry chapel that has been converted into a house, with 17th- and 18th-century additions.[1] It is a Grade II* listed building.[2]

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References

  1. Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: County Durham, 1953; 1983 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09599-9page 326
  2. National Heritage List 1121804: Hilton Hall