English Heritage sites near Hilton Parish
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
11 miles from Hilton Parish
Ashby Castle forms the backdrop to the famous jousting scenes in Sir Walter Scott's classic novel of 1819, Ivanhoe. Now a ruin, the castle began as a manor house in the 12th century.
CROXDEN ABBEY
13 miles from Hilton Parish
The impressive remains of an abbey of Cistercian 'white monks', including towering fragments of its 13th-century church, infirmary and 14th-century abbot's lodging.
WINGFIELD MANOR
17 miles from Hilton Parish
The vast and immensely impressive ruins of a palatial medieval manor house, with a huge undercrofted Great Hall and a defensible High Tower 22 metres (72 feet) tall.
WALL ROMAN SITE
18 miles from Hilton Parish
Wall was an important staging post on Watling Street, the Roman military road to North Wales. It provided overnight accommodation for travelling Roman officials and imperial messengers.
NINE LADIES STONE CIRCLE
20 miles from Hilton Parish
A small early Bronze Age stone circle of (actually) ten stones. Believed to be nine ladies turned to stone as a penalty for dancing on Sunday.
ARBOR LOW STONE CIRCLE AND GIB HILL BARROW
21 miles from Hilton Parish
The region's most important prehistoric site, Arbor Low is a Neolithic henge monument atmospherically set in high moorland. A circle of some 50 white limestone slabs within an earthen bank and ditch.
Churches in Hilton Parish
St Wilfrid’s
Church Road
Egginton
01283 732846
We are a friendly congregation, meeting in an historic building on the edge of the village of Egginton
Our main service is on Sunday at 9.30am which alternates between Holy Communion (1st and 3rd Sundays) and lay lead worship, Family service on 2nd Sunday and Morning prayer on 4th Sunday.
On Mondays we have an activity for primary age children.
<span style="font-size: 1rem; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Wilf's Haven , a beautiful quiet space outside church can be accessed at any time for prayer and reflection or just for a quiet sit.</span>
Further details about our other activities will be posted as they become available.
A range of prayer and worship resources can be found on the Church of England website www.churchofengland.org
Please get in touch if you'd like to know more, we'd be delighted to hear from you.
SAFEGUARDING
At St Wilfrid's we are committed to protecting children and vulnerable adults; should you have any Church related safeguarding concerns please contact our churchwarden Mrs Pat Riley on 01283 733484.
We are currently engaged with the National Church of England PCR2 (past case review) .If you want more information about the review process in the Diocese or wish to report any Church related abuse you can also contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Team on 01332 388678. There is a dedicated national helpline operated independently from the church, by the N.S.P.C.C. - 0800 80 20 20.
Pubs in Hilton Parish
Hilton Brook
Eggington Road, Hilton, DE65 5JR
(01283) 735362
hiltonbrookpub.co.uk
Hilton House Hotel
1 Mill Lane, Hilton, DE65 5GP
(01283) 732304
hiltonhousehotel.co.uk
King's Head
The Kings Head stands on the old main road from Derby and is a long low building. The long narrow bar runs the length of the roadside frontage on three levels. Good value food is served every day except Monday. On Sunday a roast is served u...
Mandarin
The Mandarin at Hilton is a Chinese Restaurant converted with little alteration from a former country pub. The original bar area has been preserved and acts as the casual drinks and take-away servery. It offers a quality a la Carte Menu. T...
Old Talbot
This Grade II listed building, with a low-beamed ceiling dates from the early 1500s. A malt drying kiln on the back of the main fireplace testifies to the existence of an old ale house built on this site.