Hints, Staffordshire

Hints
St Bartholomew's Church
Hints
Hints shown within Staffordshire
Population	355 (2011)
OS grid reference	SK1503
Civil parish	Hints
District	Lichfield
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TAMWORTH
Postcode district	B78
Dialling code	01543
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Tamworth
List of places UK England Staffordshire 52°37′24″N 1°46′00″W / 52.623333°N 1.766667°W / 52.623333; -1.766667Coordinates: 52°37′24″N 1°46′00″W / 52.623333°N 1.766667°W / 52.623333; -1.766667

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.

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.

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