Place:Hints, Staffordshire, England

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NameHints
TypeCivil parish
Coordinates52.6233°N 1.7667°W
Located inStaffordshire, England
See alsoSouth Offlow Hundred, Staffordshire, Englandhundred of which the parish was a part
Tamworth Rural, Staffordshire, Englandrural district in which it was located 1894-1934
Lichfield Rural, Staffordshire, Englandrural district in which it was located 1934-1974
Lichfield (district), Staffordshire, Englandmunicipal district of which it has been part since 1974
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Hints is a small village and civil parish between Lichfield and Tamworth in Staffordshire, within Lichfield local government district. The village is on the line of Watling Street (formerly the A5. The name of the parish council is Hints with Canwell. The smaller village of Canwell was merged with Hints in 1934. The parish church is dedicated to St Bartholomew.

The name Hints appears to derive from the Welsh word "hynt", meaning 'a road' (referring to Watling Street). This suggests that the area was occupied by Welsh speakers until at least the late 6th century, when most of the Midlands had been occupied by the English.

Physician and author Sir John Floyer (1649-1734) was born in Hints.

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