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Hilton Maze (Hilton)
 Hilton Maze (Hilton) ... features the grass maze cut in 1660 by William Sparrow. His monument in the centre is recognition of his handiwork.Newest Review: ... is also a small information board about the maze and Hilton too. To walk on this maze is free. *History. ~~~~~~ The maze was cut in 1660 by William Sparrow when he was 19-20 years old. He lived on to be 88 years old. Whether he cut the maze to the design himself or recut the maze on the remnants of an earlier one no one knows. There is stone pillar in the centre, written in Latin with a ... more ... coat of arms and it records when and who constructed the maze. This was erected 69 years after William Sparrow worked on the maze.
I am not sure if William Sparrow was an ancestor of mine. He might have been since it was a small village and my family are...more |
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Hilton Maze (Hilton): Walk the maze for free (1265 words)
by - written on 10/08/09 (Very useful, 143 readings)
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Hilton village maze ~~~~~~~~~~~~~. Hilton is the village where I grew up, few of my family live there any longer, but my family lived there for many generations. A place in the village that will forever remain in my memories is the village turf maze. If you were to see this maze you might wonder why maze? I think technically this turf maze is called a labyrinth. So are you packed with a picnic and a football to play with on the village green afterwards? Iif so come with me. *Location ~~~~~ You can either come from the east, along the A14 turn at Fenstanton, half way between Huntingdon and Cambridge, to Hilton. It is ... Read the complete review
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