Population 355 (2011) Civil parish Hints Country England Local time Sunday 12:33 AM District Lichfield District UK parliament constituency Tamworth | OS grid reference SK1503 Region West Midlands Sovereign state United Kingdom Shire county Staffordshire Dialling code 01543 | |
 | ||
Weather 11°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 87% Humidity | ||
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, 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.
Map of Hints, UK
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 was born in Hints.
References
Hints, Staffordshire Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA