[2] The name was recorded as Hintone in the Domesday Book of 1086 AD; the owner was Geoffrey de Mandeville.

A church has existed here since Saxon times the earliest recorded Rector being Sir Richard de Hynton in 1275.

[5] There are monuments to Sir William Hinton (d.13th century), Raynold Braye (d.1582) and Salathiell Crewe (d.1686).

[6] The Old Rectory in the village is dated 1678[6] and there are a number of other building which are listed.

The church is early English; consists of nave, chancel, and North aisle, with low square tower; and contains a remarkable ancient altar tomb, and a very ancient and curiously carved font.