Hilton
The Parish of Hilton is 8½ miles southwest of Blandford and is in a valley near Milton Abbey and the tiny hamlet of the same name has church that appears to dominate the place whose name derives from a wild flower,  "the village under the hill of yellow flowers" the name being Saxon and believed they gave it the name of Heltona from 'helde' which means tansy, a bitter aromatic plant which grows on the slopes above the village and was often used to flavour cakes.

Many Roman coins have been found in the parish as well as other artefacts and also on Bulbarrow hill which was a Celtic hill fort.
A church has been here since the Saxons and Normans and the present church dedicated to All Saints is believed to have been constructed during the 15th century, even though some earlier masonry has been found. It is said that the windows and the North Wall are believed to have been transported from the cloisters of Milton Abbey when Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries and there are some fine mediaeval paints that date from the 15th century and are believed also to have come from the Abbey.

The Victorians did their restoration in1891 and in 1863 a National School was built, employment was mostly in the brewery at nearby Ansty.

There are also some fine views from the top of Bulbarrow Hill which is 900ft above sea level and on a clear day you can see the Purbecks, Mere, Vale of Blackmoor, Sturminster Newton and the Stour valley