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HILTON, a township in Wolverhampton parish, Stafford; 5½ miles NNE of Wolverhampton. Real property, £1, 256. Pop., 82. Houses, 9. A small Cistertian abbey was founded here, in 1223, by Henry de Audley; and given, at the dissolution, to the Astons of Tixal.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Hilton Parish Wolverhampton Parish Staffordshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Hilton |
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