Hilton, Cumbria

Hilton is a village in Cumbria, England, in the civil parish of Coupland, about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Appleby-in-Westmorland and at an elevation of 752 feet (229 m).[1] It has a rural economy, with much grazing of sheep, though the past was also home to lead mining.

Hilton

St. John the Baptist Church, Hilton
Hilton
Location in Eden, Cumbria
Hilton
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY731206
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAPPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND
Postcode districtCA16
Dialling code017683
UK Parliament

History

By the end 19th century, it had a population of around 300 in an area of 4,984 acres there were many lead mines nearby and a smelt mill was situated in the village.[2] In 1856 the St. John the Baptist Church was constructed in the area between Hilton and Murton which features a three-tier pulpit.[3] Since the 1980s much of the previously common land of the village has been owned by the Ministry of Defence as part of the Warcop Training Area which has been expanded extensively over the years.[4][2]

Hilton Mine

Some two and a quarter miles (3.6 km) to the northeast of Hilton, between Hilton Fell[5] and Murton Fell in Scordale, is the Hilton Mine 54°35′52″N 2°22′6″W.[6] Initially it worked for galena (lead ore) 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 also was a rare source of yellow coloured fluorite in the UK.[7][8]

See also

References
  1. "Hilton". Ordnance Survey.
  2. "Murton". Cumbria County History Trust.
  3. "Murton St John the Baptist". The Diocese of Carlisle.
  4. "MoD accused of 'land grab' for attempting to turn common land into Army firing range". The Telegraph. 13 September 2018.
  5. Hilton Fell (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  6. Hilton Mine, Scordale, Hilton, Escarpment District, North Pennines, South Eastern Region (Westmorland), Cumbria, England, UK www.mindat.org
  7. Important Specimen Producing Mines in and Around Weardale - Page 2 Archived 2010-07-25 at the Wayback Machine , section: Hilton Mine, Scordale, Cumbria , www.ukminingventures.com
  8. The Pennines and Shap , section "Hilton Mine" , www.rock-site.co.uk
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