In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hilston like this:
HILSTON, a parish in Patrington district, E. R. Yorkshire; on the coast, 8 miles N E by E of Hedon r. station. Post town, Aldborough, under Hull. Acres, 548. Real property, £679. Pop., 54. Houses, 8. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value, £70. Patron, Sir Tatton Sykes. The church has a fine Norman doorway, but was recently in bad condition. A brick octagonal tower stands on Hilston Mount; was built in 1762; and is 62 feet in circuit, and 50 feet high.
Hilston through time
Hilston is now part of East Riding of Yorkshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Riding of Yorkshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hilston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hilston, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12907
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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