Hilton, Westmorland
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| Hilton | |
| Westmorland | |
|---|---|
 St. John the Baptist Church, Hilton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY731206 |
| Location: | 54°34’48"N, 2°24’54"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Appleby In Westmorland |
| Postcode: | CA16 |
| Dialling code: | 017683 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Westmorland & Furness |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Penrith and The Border |
Hilton is a village in Westmorland, about two miles east of the county town, Appleby-in-Westmorland.
Some two and a half miles northeast of Hilton, between Hilton Fell and Murton Fell in Scordale, is the Hilton Mine (54°35’52"N, 2°22’6"W).[1] Initially worked for lead ore (galena) in the nineteenth century by the London Lead Company, it was later worked under different owners for barium minerals, barytes and witherite in the early twentieth century. It was a rare source of yellow coloured fluorite in the UK.[2][3]
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References
- ↑ Hilton Mine, Scordale, Hilton, Escarpment District, North Pennines, South Eastern Region (Westmorland) – Mine Data
- ↑ Important Specimen Producing Mines in and Around Weardale - Page 2 , section: Hilton Mine, Scordale: UK Mining Ventures
- ↑ The Pennines and Shap: Hilton Mine (Rock Site)
