The sign in Hilton is located by a bus stop on the B1040.

The village’s main attraction is a turf maze built (by a William Sparrow) in the 1660’s on the green near to St Mary Magdalene church. A memorial to Mr Sparrow sits at the centre of the maze. The church dates mainly to the 14th or 15th century, though some parts are as old as 12thC.

At one time ‘Capability’ Brown, the famous landscape gardener, was Lord of the Manor here, so may have had a hand in the layout of the village.

Laying as it does on the edge of the fens,  there is always plenty of waterin the various ponds in the village, which at times spill over creating a deep ford in the road. Willows are in abundance.

Hilton History

Hilton Village OS Grid Ref: TL 289 661