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Tilton on the Hill is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire. It lies 2 miles north of the A47, on the B6047 to Melton Mowbray. Halstead civil parish () was merged with Tilton in 1935, while the deserted medieval village of Whatborough () was merged in 1994. Marefield remains a separate civil parish, but is part of the Tilton Electoral Ward.〔(Harborough District Council Wards ) retrieved 3 January 2009〕 St Peter's Tilton, the Parish Church is in the parish of Halstead, as is the vicarage. Tilton on the Hill is one of the highest places in East Leicestershire at above sea level, with the Mill House standing at the highest point. Whatborough is the highest summit in the eastern half of the county. The centre of the village was designated a Conservation Area in 1975, with the boundaries updated in 1994 and 2005.〔(Tilton Conservation Area: Proposed Boundary Changes: 2005 ) Harborough District Council〕 In 2009, the village was named as the "Best Village in Leicestershire" in the Calor Village of the Year competition and also won Calor "Sustainability Village of the Year" for the Midlands.〔(This is Leicestershire ) 28 September 2009〕 Tilton is represented in cricket by Tilton and Lowesby CC. Rob Welsh is currently the captain. ==Services== The village has one public house called the Rose & Crown and one general store. The village is served by Kyriacou's Fish 'n' Chip van twice a week.〔(Kyriacou's Family Fish & Chip Van )〕 The Village Hall stands near the centre of the village.〔(Tilton Village Hall )〕 The village's post office was replaced by an 'Outreach Service' in 2008, serving the village in the village hall on Monday and Wednesday afternoons 1.30 - 4.15pm Tilton railway station on the Great Northern Railway was closed in 1953. The railway cutting is a Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest and is owned and managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tilton on the Hill」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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