Hilton Hall

The original manor house was commissioned by Sir Henry Swinnerton early in the 14th century.

[1] In 1547 the marriage of Margaret Swynnerton to Henry Vernon of Sudbury, Derbyshire took place: both were members of an important recusant families.

[3] It was substantially extended in the early 1830s, when a third storey was added to the main building, skilfully replicating the Georgian design and raising the 1720s' pediment with its coat of arms to the higher level; the moat was partly filled in and a lower extension created at the rear of the main house for kitchens and service facilities.

The main block has giant corner pilasters capped by urns.

[6] The nuns sold the property in 1984 and between 1986 and 1999 it was occupied by Tarmac plc as a corporate headquarters.