| Tilton on the Hill | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Peter, Tilton on the Hill | |
  Tilton on the Hill Location within Leicestershire | |
| Population | 601 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK 742 057 |
| • London | 85.2 mi (137.1 km) South |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEICESTER |
| Postcode district | LE7 |
| Dialling code | 0116 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Tilton on the Hill is a village and (as just Tilton) a former civil parish, now in the parish of Tilton on the Hill and Halstead in the Harborough district of Leicestershire. The population of the civil parish of Tilton on the Hill and Halstead at the 2011 census was 601.[1] It lies 2 miles north of the A47, on the B6047 to Melton Mowbray. Halstead civil parish (grid reference SK750056) was merged with Tilton on 1 April 1935,[2] while the deserted medieval village of Whatborough (SK772059) was merged in on 1 April 1994.[3] Marefield remains a separate civil parish, but is part of the Tilton Electoral Ward.[4] In 1931 the parish of Tilton (prior to the merges) had a population of 152.[5] St Peter's Tilton, the Parish Church is in the parish of Halstead, as is the vicarage.
Tilton on the Hill is one of the highest places in East Leicestershire at 719 feet (219 m) above sea level, with the Mill House standing at the highest point. Whatborough is the highest summit in the eastern half of the county. The centre of the village was designated a Conservation Area in 1975, with the boundaries updated in 1994 and 2005.[6]
In 2009, the village was named as the "Best Village in Leicestershire" in the Calor Village of the Year competition and also won Calor "Sustainability Village of the Year" for the Midlands.[7]
Tilton is represented in cricket by Tilton and Lowesby CC. Rob Welsh is currently the captain.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Tilton Tn/AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "The Harborough (Leics) (Parishes) Order 1993" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ Harborough District Council Wards Archived 13 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 3 January 2009
- ^ "Population statistics Tilton Tn/AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ Tilton Conservation Area: Proposed Boundary Changes: 2005 Archived 13 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Harborough District Council
- ^ This is Leicestershire 28 September 2009