Hints, Staffordshire
village in Staffordshire, England, UK
Hints is a village and civil parish in the Lichfield district of Staffordshire, England. The parish includes the village of Canwell. In 2011 the parish had a population of 355.
Geography
Hints lies 3 miles (5 km) west of Tamworth, 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Lichfield and 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Sutton Coldfield.
The village is located along Watling Street, which was formerly the A5, but the A5 now runs in a cutting north of the village. The name of the parish council is Hints with Canwell. The parish church is dedicated to St Bartholomew. The centre of Hints is situated 200 metres north of Bourne Brook (a.k.a. Black Brook), a western tributary of the River Tame, and nearby villages include Hopwas, Weeford and Drayton Bassett.
On 1 April 1934 the parish of Canwell was abolished and merged with Hints.
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