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- Hilton Hall is a Grade I listed building,
standing in its own grounds in South Staffordshire
- There has been a hall on the site since
the 14th century, which was originally called Hilton
Manor House
- Originally the home of the Swinnerton
family, it passed to the Vernons in the mid 16th century
- The present building you see today
was completed by about 1830
- It is suspected that Capability Brown
was involved in the design of the grounds - either
directly or through one of his pupils
- The Hall remained in the Vernon family
until after the Second World War, when it was purchased
by an order of nuns
- It later became the head office of
Tarmac plc, who converted it for business use suitable
for the 21st century
- The building and grounds (comprising
over 20 acres) were sold when Tarmac was taken over
in the late 1990s
- It has now owned by a company who sub-divided
the building into offices for a number of organisations
- The grounds still attract a wide variety
of wildlife, including rabbits, squirrels and many
species of birds
- Occasional visitors to the Hall
include people interested in the history of the site
and the odd heron who is more preoccupied with the
fish
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