Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Hilton

Hilton, par. and vil., mid. Dorset, 7½ miles SW. of Blandford, 2974 ac., pop. 663; has mineral springs, slate quarries, and collieries.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Hilton CP/AP       Dorset AncC
Place: Hilton

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