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All Saints church, Hilton |
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Hilton
Hilton shown within Dorset |
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| Population | 489 |
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| District | North Dorset |
| Shire county | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| List of places: UK • England • Dorset | |
Hilton is a village in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is sited at an altitude of 135 metres in a small valley which drains chalk hills in the eastern part of the Dorset Downs. It lies within the North Dorset administrative district of the county, about 8 miles west-south-west of the town of Blandford Forum. The summit of Bulbarrow Hill (274 metres) is 1.5 miles north of the village. In the 2001 Census the village had a population of 489.
Hilton used to form a part of the estate of the nearby Milton Abbey when it was owned by the rich Hambro family; consequently the valley here is quite well-wooded due to plantings made to provide cover for pheasants for shooting.[1]
The church of All Saints is a typical Dorset country church and is mainly in the late Gothic style. In the north aisle a fine range of windows from the cloisters of Milton Abbey have been reused. The fan vault in the porch probably comes from the same source. Also from the abbey are a set of 12 panels with paintings of the Apostles: these are of high quality and early 16th century in date.[2]