- Hillmorton
Hillmorton is an area of the town of Rugby,
Warwickshire , it comprises most of the eastern half of the town.Hillmorton was historically avillage in its own right, and was mentioned in theDomesday Book as land that belonged toHugh de Grandmesnil , at one time amarket was held in Hillmorton, and remnants of the oldvillage green still remain.The
Oxford Canal was built around Hillmorton in the 1770s, and later theLondon and Birmingham Railway in the 1830s.In the 20th century, the growth of Rugby subsumed Hillmorton, which was officially merged into the town in 1932, and the area is now effectively a
suburb of the town.Most of Hillmorton consists of 20th century housing estates, although a few older buildings survive near the old village green. To the east of Hillmorton is the
Rugby VLF transmitter known locally as the 'Hillmorton Radio Masts".External links
* [http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/tonywoodhouse/walks/index.htm] Walks around the Hillmorton Area
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